London Flashcards
What is the Quote to suggest how things are being run?
‘Chartered streets… Charter thames’
What is the Quote to Suggest People minds are being controlled?
‘Mind forged manacles i hear’
What is the Quote to suggest that Blake is blaming the church for not doing their job properly?
‘Every blackening church appalls?
What is the Quote to show Blake’s final view of London?
‘Marriage hearse’
What does the Quote Chartereted streets… chatterterd Thames suggest?
Charter is a document stating who owned what. The repetition of charter, shows the forcing of human control over nature, the second use of charter shows the attack on the obsession of poverty rights ans human power and control, the irony is pointed out by blake saying a river cannot be controlled. Blake is trying to get across the cause of suffering is the misuse of human. The rich control poor.
What does the Quote ‘The minged forged i hear’ suggest?
Blake imagines mind as a forge (handcuffs). Blake is talking about mans lack of freedom, the fact that chains are controlling people own ideas, people are trapped by authority. He is emphasis that everyone is suffering.
What does the quote ‘Every blackening church appals’ suggest
The church is a buliding which is blackening with smoke from industrial revolution, on a metaphoric level this is a criticism, through the color imagery, this symbolizes evil and represents bad. So the church is an organisation, that should of helped the poor but it has ‘blackened’ at the failure to help the poor. The church isn’t doing its job therefore the use of the word appall suggest it shouldn’t exist.
What is the structure of this Poem?
There is a repetitive stanza structure and a repeat rhyme scheme, to reflect the relentless repeating overwhelming suffering in the city. The repetition of words reflect how life of suffering is repetitive and inescapable, because of the choices of those in power, who can do something about it.
