London

Question 1

Whats London about?

Answer 1

• Speaker walking through streets of London encountering plight of poverty. He indicts the abuse of power the authorities have and is not used to benefit society as child labour and corruption

Question 2

Context of London?

Answer 2

He wanted same revolution as French revolution. Was a christian but saw the hycropisy of it and strongly opposed the idea of it supporting people

Question 3

Semantic field?

Answer 3

Restricted lexis Chartered,mind forged manicles,mark

“Thames” free flowing to then become “chartered”. Oppression is so powerful that even nature is not exempt from detrimental impact. Critiques power of government that they’ve formed “manacles” in peoples minds. Impossible to escape

Question 4

Anaphora?

Answer 4

“In every infant’s cry of fear”
Oxymoric idea of “infant” connoting innocence and “fear” connoting terror. Juxtaposing images show how childhood has been tainted.

Question 5

Religion?

Answer 5

“Black’ning church appalls”

Church covered in soot because of industrial revolution. “Black’ning” connotes to staining, shows how establishment of church is true religion. Jesus favoured agape but Blake thinks church neglects this and only cares for money

Question 6

Enjabment?

Answer 6

Uses enjabment to replicate illusion of freedom London’s citizens are given

Question 7

Quatrains?

Answer 7

• ABAB scheme to emulate the mass restriction the lower class were subject to