London Flashcards
1
Q
How is everything owned
A
“Chartered street” “chartered Thames”
Both are owned
2
Q
Everyone is suffering
A
“In every” repeated (anaphora)
Everyone is trapped
“Mind-forged manacles”
“Chimney-sweeper’s cry”
3
Q
The lack of respect for the soldiers
A
“Hapless soldiers sigh”
4
Q
Prossies
A
“Youthful harlots curse”
Either STDs or swearing
5
Q
The break down of society
A
“Marriage hearse”
Marriage is dead, men ruining marriage with prossies.
6
Q
Each stanza is 4 lines
A
There’s an intentional order to it. Could be the intentional order of London by the leaders, which would put a blame on the rich for the poor.
