london Flashcards
rich are stronger
“Marks of weakness/marks of woe”
Repetition - “marks” - emphasizes people are branded and owned
The government rules the population
With no compassion even for the
young
“In every cry of every Man,
In every infants cry of fear,
In every voice in every ban.”
Anaphora - “every” -emphasizes everybody suffering, stuck in the same cycle, even destroying pure lives
introduction
Both Perry Bysshe Shelly in “Ozymandias”, which is set in the 1800s during the romantic period and William Blake in “London” which is set during the Industrial Revolution explore themes of power through the cold and uncaring attitude of those in power.
Careless government
“Runs in blood
down palace walls”
Metaphor - emphasizes - monarchs haven’t done anything for people, sit there while everyone else is suffering.
Structure/form
Four stanzas - separated - sets of four lines (quatrains)
Iambic tetrameter -some lines 7 syllables not 8 -presents the vulnerability of the people
A,B,A,B rhyming pattern
similar/different
More issues on poverty
Both in first person
Set in a city
Abuse of power