London

Question 1

Who wrote is, when, why

Answer 1

William Blake, 1794, radical politition + socialist, to highlight the issues with London

Question 2

Structure represent

Answer 2

Regular ABAB, with 4 stanzas of 4 lines shows structure of London ( litteraly anf figuratively) as well as unescapableness.
Syclical stucture further enphasises this
Fulstops end of every stanza show how the people are blocked off

Question 3

Opening line represents

Answer 3

“I wander through each chartered street”
Presonal pronoun shows how its his own personal experience
‘Chartered’ shows power of man looking down and controling everything

Question 4

Second stanza represents

Answer 4

“Every cry of every man, In every infant’s cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban”
Arural imagery shows spreaker can hear the pain
List enphasises how many people are effected
Shows how even peoples voice is being opressed

Question 5

Third stanza represents

Answer 5

“Chimney-sweepers cry” - extreme poverty
“Every black’ning church appalls” - corruption of church, verb suggests getting worse
“Hapless soldiers sigh” soldiers who hold the hieracle oppression but are also being opressed

Question 6

Last stanza represents

Answer 6

“How the youthful harlot’s curse Blasts the new-born infant’s ear”.
Plosive soumds reinforces power of corruption.
Inocence of new born destroyed instantly
Oxymoron, youthful harlot shows twistedness of London

Question 7

Key ideas of all stanzas

Answer 7

1,2 - focuses on thr people he sees + hears
3 - focuses on the institutions he blames.
4 - focuses on people showing howneveryone is effected