London Flashcards
What is the mnemonic for London?
AndInRunAnd
(AIRA)
“And ___ __ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ __ ________,_____ __ ___”
“And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe”
“In _____ ___ __ ___ __,
__ ____ _______ __ __ ___”
“In every cry of every man,
In every infant’s cry of fear”
“Runs __ _____ ____ ____ _____”
“Runs in blood down Palace Walls”
“And _______ ___ ______ ___ ________ _____”
“And blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
Who wrote this poem?
William Blake
Was the poem romantic poet?
Yes
When was the poem published?
1794
From where is the poet?
England
Who was the poet?
Radical thinker for this time, about social and racial equality
“And ___ __ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ __ ________,_____ __ ___”, methods
“And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe”
- repetition of the noun “mark” suggests everyone he sees is marked by experience
- feeling of bleakness - despair affects everyone and there’s no relief “mark” from it
“In _____ ___ __ ___ __,
__ ____ _______ __ __ ___”, method
“In every cry of every man,
In every infant’s cry of fear”
- repetition “in every “ - feeling of bleakness - despair affects everyone and there’s no relief “mark” from it
- “infant’s cry of fear” suggests the speaker hears various distressing noises, makes this seem like a valid , hellish experience.
“Runs __ _____ ____ ____ _____”,method
“Runs in blood down Palace Walls”
-death (murder, illegal)
- responsibility of thinking
-metaphor
- reference to French Revolution , ordinary people suffer while those in the place are protected behind walls
“And ________ ______ ______ ___ __________ ________”, methods
“And blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
- oxymoron happy image of marriage with death, suggests that everything has been destroyed
- powerful language of illness and disease destruction is implied by “blights” and “plague” hints at something that’s uncontrollable destined to affect lots of people
What is the form of the poem London?
Dramatic monologue
