London Flashcards
Who is the author of the poem London?
William Blake
In the poem London, what is the speaker doing as he walks through the city?
He is observing the people and the cityscape
What does the phrase ‘charter’d street’ suggest in the poem London?
Controlled or restricted
What does the repetition of the word ‘charter’d’ emphasize in the poem London?
The oppressive nature of the city
What does the speaker hear in the cry of the chimney-sweeper in London?
The voice of oppression and suffering
What does the phrase ‘mind-forged manacles’ symbolize in the poem London?
The mental chains that bind people
What does the river Thames symbolize in the poem London?
The polluted and corrupt state of society
What does the ‘blackening church’ represent in London?
The corruption of religion and institutions
What is the tone of the poem London?
Critical and condemning
What poetic device is used in the repetition of ‘charter’d’ in London?
Anaphora
What is the central theme of the poem London?
Social injustice and oppression
What does the speaker feel as he walks through London in the poem?
Anger and despair
What does the speaker see in the faces of the people he encounters in London?
Marks of weakness and woe
What does the poem London criticize about society?
The effects of industrialization and urbanization
What does the speaker compare the streets of London to in the poem?
A charnel-house
