london Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote London?
A
William Blake
2
Q
what movement was Blake part of?
A
early Romantics movement
3
Q
what were Blake’s political views inspired by?
A
the French revolution where the monarchy was overthrown by the French people
4
Q
what collection does London come from?
A
Songs of Experience- focuses on the negative aspects of life
5
Q
what does London explore?
A
the effects of modernity and industrialisation on people and the living world- conveyed by ideas of dangerous industrial/working conditions, child labour, prostitution and poverty
6
Q
what is the first stanza?
A
I wonder thro’ each charter’s street,
Near where the charter’d Thames does flow
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe
