London

Question 1

The Poem

Answer 1

• Narrator describes walk.
• Everywhere he goes, people affected by misery and dispair.
• Misery seems relentless. No one can escape it, not even young and innocent.
• People in power behind problems and do nothing to help.

Question 2

Form

Answer 2

• Dramatic monologue.
• First person, passionate and personally speaks about suffering.
• ABAB rhyme scheme is unbroken, echo’s relentless misery of the city.
• Regular rhyme reflect sound of his feet.

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

• Relentless images of downtrodden, deprived people.
• First two stanzas: people he sees and hears.
• Third stanza: focus shifts to institutions he holds responsible.
• Final stanza: looking at people, new born babies effected.

Question 4

Rhetoric

Answer 4

• Rhetorical language to persuade you of his view.
• Emotive words and images to reinforce situation.
• Repetition used to emphasise number of people effected.
• Society needs to change.

Question 5

Use of the senses

Answer 5

• Depressing sights and sounds.
• First stanza: sees.
• Second stanza: hears.
• Last two stanzas: visual and aural.

Question 6

Contrast

Answer 6

-Show how everything is affected and nothing pure or innocent remains.

Question 7

Feelings and attitudes: anger

Answer 7

Emotive language and Repetition shows Narrator is angry. ‘every black’ning church’ and ‘palace walls’ angry at people in power.

Question 8

Feelings and attitudes: hopelessness

Answer 8

‘Mind-forged manacles’ people themselves are also to blame. Trapped by their own attitudes. Appear hopeless because they’re not helping themselves.