London

Question 1

(1) What quote from the beginning reflects the speaker’s perception of control and oppression in the city?

Answer 1

“I wander through each chartered street, / Near where the chartered Thames does flow.”

Question 2

(2) Which quote highlights the universal suffering heard by the speaker in London?

Answer 2

“And mark in every face I meet / Marks of weakness, marks of woe.”

Question 3

(3) What quote from the middle describes the oppression of institutions like the church?

Answer 3

“How the chimney-sweeper’s cry / Every black’ning church appalls.”

Question 4

(4) Which quote from the middle criticizes the monarchy’s involvement in war and suffering?

Answer 4

“And the hapless soldier’s sigh / Runs in blood down palace walls.”

Question 5

(5) What quote from the end depicts the corruption of innocence and the cyclical nature of despair?

Answer 5

“But most through midnight streets I hear / How the youthful harlot’s curse.”

Question 6

(6) Which final quote symbolizes the destruction of love and life in the city?

Answer 6

“And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.”