London Flashcards
1
Q
Marks of ….
A
Weakness
2
Q
Mind-forg’d ….
A
Manacles
3
Q
…. The marriage ….
A
Plagues
Hearse
4
Q
Runs in ….. down … walls
A
Blood
Palace
5
Q
When was London written?
A
1794
6
Q
What is the structure of London?
A
Cyclical
Written in quatrains
Alternate rhyme scheme
Mostly in iambic tetrameter (sounds like someone walking)
First person perspective
7
Q
What is the language used in London?
A
Emotive words
Senses
Anaphora of ‘every’
Repetition of ‘charter’d’
Juxtaposition
Oxymoron
Imagery of suffering
8
Q
What is the context behind London?
A
Romantic poet
Written for the collection ‘songs of experience’
Blake thought the church was corrupted
Blake was interested in the French Revolution - refers to it
