London Flashcards
Who wrote London
William Blake
What person is it
’ I wander thro’ ‘
How is the oppression of areas presented
‘charter’d street, ‘
‘charter’d Thames ‘
‘charter’d street, ‘
‘charter’d Thames ‘
Even powerful natural features are under human control affected by the city’s problem
How are marks of experience shown
‘mark in every face’
‘Marks of weakness, marks of woe’
How is the impact on everyone shown
‘In every’ x3
‘In every’ x3
‘man’ ‘Infant’s’ ‘voice’
Emphasises the despair that affects everyone and there is no relief
How is entrapment shown
‘mind-forg’d manacles’
‘mind-forg’d manacles’
People are trapped in all ways even by thoughts and attitudes
How is corruption shown
‘black’ning Church’
Reference to the French Revolution
‘runs in blood down Palace walls.’
Destruction of all things shown
‘Marriage Hearse’ - oxymoron, everything has been destroyed
