London Flashcards
What are the key themes of the poem LONDON!?
Loss
Power of mankind
Abuse of power (greed)
What is the structure of the poem LONDON!?
four stanza poem that is separated into sets of four lines- quatrains.
These quatrains follow a rhyme scheme of ABAB throughout- SHOWS CONTROL
List 3 quotes from the poem LONDON….
“Mind-forged manacles I hear”
“Black’n’ing church appalls”
“Blasts…blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
What language technique is “marriage hearse”
And what does it mean!?
Oxymoron
The start of a new London
What is the link to context in the poem LONDON!?
WILLIAM BLAKE is a ROMATIC
POET (fond of nature)
An INCREASE in POPULATION +an INCREASE of pollution = a DECREASE in nature 😭
Industrial revolution!!!
What is the tone of the poem LONDON!?
Negative/ anger
At the royal family and the government
What does the quote “ black’n’ning church appalls” show
Symbolism
Evil/ sin/ pollution
Link 2 context- BLAKE didn’t like the church!!!
What language technique is “plagues”
And what does it show!?
Metaphor/ adverb
Death from disease- links to the death of London (“marriage hearse”)
What language techniques are “blasts and blights”
And what did they show!?
Plosives
Negative changes in London
These changes are quick and drastic
What does the word “manacles” mean
And what language technique is it!?
Noun
Means handcuffs
Reinforces the metaphor (mind forged manacles) shows they are trapped mentally and physically!!
What does the phrase “mind forged manacles” show!?
What language technique is it!?
Metaphor
Londoners are trapped!!
What does the word “mind” show
And what is the language technique used!?
Adjective
You cannot thin as an individual
What does the word “forged” show and what is the language technique used!?
Verb
Man made- factories/ mass production
No one is cared for
Just viewed as objects
