london Flashcards
who wrote this poem
blake
what sort of poet is he
romantic but also lived in victorian times
what 3 things was he against
the church, the monarchy, commerce
how does the poem start
the narrative voice “wanders” through each “charted street of london”
what does chartered mean
that the street has been brought and can be taxed - blake also contrasts this with romantic and free verbs such as “wander”
what does the speaker see in each face
“marks of weakness, marks of woe”
what does the repetition of marks do
emphasises the scars and pain the city has left on them
what is repeated in the second stanza
“in every…” showing how the cities corruption and destruction has decayed everyone living there
what does the speaker her
“mind-forged manacles”
how does the speaker critique the church
“black’ning church appalls” - soul of church is immoral (profitable) and it horrifies him
how does the speaker critique the monarchy
“runs in blood down palace walls” - people at war die for them yet they do not care about their lives
