London

Question 1

“Mind forged manacles i hear”

Answer 1

Symbolism: people are being controlled mentally, everyone thinks its safe, they cant see it
Verb “hear”: the writer is hearing his own manacles, he thinks everyone else is controlled, but thats what everyone thinks

Question 2

“Marks of weakness,marks of woe”

Answer 2

“Marks” repetition: no one is safe, everyone is controlled, tainted
Adjective “weakness” : something wrong with london, everyone suffering,someone is more powerful,government

Question 3

“Hapless soldiers sigh runs in blood down palace walls”

Answer 3

Enjambement: men were not well equipped in war, lives wasted, blood keeps running down and keeps being poured
Concrete noun “palace”: the blood is on the hands of the monarchy, they are responsible for the blood spilled

Question 4

Poem form:

Answer 4

Narrative form

Question 5

British empire:

Answer 5

London was the place to be, the heart of the empire