London

Question 1

E.C.S

Answer 1

EACH CHARTER’D STREET

Effectively owned and controlled by the wealthy

Setting the scene

Question 2

M.I.E.F

Answer 2

MARK IN EVERY FACE

Symbolises visible impact of societal struggles or personal burdens

emphasises widespread nature of hardship

Question 3

E.C.O.E.M

Answer 3

EVERY CRY OF EVERY MAN

Contradicts society’s idea of men being emotionless and strong

Question 4

I.C.O.F

Answer 4

INFANTS CRY OF FEAR

Incites sympathy

They are innocent but still suffer

Question 5

M.F.M

Answer 5

MIND-FORGED MANACLES

Metaphor and alliteration

Increasing gap between rich and poor

Restraints put on society

Question 6

E.B.C.A

Answer 6

EVERY BLACK’NING CURCH APPALLS

Juxtaposition

Disappointment, darkness and destruction

Blake is disappointed in the church

Question 7

R.I.B.D.P.W

Answer 7

RUNS IN BLOOD DOWN PALACE WALLS

French Revolution

Anti-establishment

Downfall of the rich

Aristocracy executed

Hierarchy must bridge the gap

Question 8

A.B.W.P.T.M.H

Answer 8

AND BLIGHTS WTH PLAGUES THE MARRIAGE HEARSE

contrasts love and death,

societal institutions, like the church, harm human relationships through “plagues.”

societal decay turns pure love into death, reflecting the loss of innocence.

Question 9

CONTEXT

Answer 9

William Blake lost faith in Christianity

Industrial Revolution took place at this time

French Revolution, poor rising up against the rich

Question 10

FORM/ STRUCTURE

Answer 10

Stanza 3 uses an acrostic emphasising the sense of sound heard

Use of full perfect rhymes

Iambic tetrameter