london Flashcards

1
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whats the first line?
what does it represent?

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i wander thro each charter’d street near where the charter’d thames does flow.
repetition of charte’d. even the thames isnt free. wander shows narator has no where to be

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and mark in every face i meet….

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marks of weakness marks of woe
repetition of marks. structal rhyme of woe and flow

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3
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who is london written by?

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william blake

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4
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in every cry of every man….

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in every infants cry of fear
,in every voice:in every ban,the mind-forg’d manacles i hear.
mind-forg’d manacles i hear=society imposes restrictions.
in every represents how everyone is sad

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5
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runs in blood down palace walls

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enjabment of runs
palace symbolises goverment or whoever is in charge

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how the chimney-sweepers…

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cry.
usually chimney sweepers were kids. kids who are typically happy are crying.
emotive image

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blasts the new-born infants….

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tear,and blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
emotive language

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8
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every black’ning church…

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appalls.

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9
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language
narrator

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rememeber spellings

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