london Flashcards
1
Q
“blasts the new-born infant’s tear”
A
the babies are immediately lost from their parents
2
Q
“the mind-forged manacles i hear”
A
they are mentally in prison and trapped forever.
3
Q
structure of the poem
A
every 4 lines is a stanza
4
Q
the rhyme in the poem
A
every other line rhymes like:
cry and sigh, man and ban
5
Q
content of the poem
A
stanza 1: who he sees
stanza 2: what he hears
stanza 3: institutions he blames
stanza 4: combines sight and sounds
