London

Question 1

Poet of London

Answer 1

William Blake

Question 2

What type of poet was William Blake

Answer 2

A romantic poet

Question 3

London Content

Answer 3

Criticises greed and the imbalance of power between factory owners and their owners due to the industrial revolution.

Question 4

Main message of the poem

Answer 4

Takes the reader through the streets of London. We are presented with appalling sights and experiences which were a common place to victorians. He sees both adults and children crying and in a state of despondency.

Question 5

Themes presented

Answer 5

Power of man
Conflict
Corruption
Nature and man

Question 6

Structure

Answer 6

4 lined stanzas
4 stanzas
Regular rhyme scheme
ABAB rhyme scheme

Question 7

Use of pronouns in London

Answer 7

(I) - makes the poem more personal

Question 8

Use of repetition

Answer 8

‘In every’
‘In every’
‘In every’- highlights how everyone is affected by the changes of the industrial revolution.

Question 9

Alliteration in the poem

Answer 9

‘Weakness and Woe’- draws attention to the negative feelings reflected.

Question 10

Metaphor in London

Answer 10

‘Mimd forg’d manacles’- due to industrialisation and poverty, people are feeling trapped

Question 11

Symbolism in London

Answer 11

‘Charter’d street’- highlights the widespread of those suffering in London.

Question 12

Oxymoron in the poem

Answer 12

‘Marriage hearse’- marriage represents happiness and a hearse represents grief, signifying the death of love and union in London

Question 13

When was the poem writen

Answer 13

Between 1789 and 1794