London

Question 1

What’s it about ???

Answer 1

• A poet describing a journey through London whilst getting the insights into the conditions of how people are living.
• It shows various hideous sights such as child labour, laws regarding private property, prostitution, marriage issues and the powers behind the problems.

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

• London gets presented in a very regular way with a rhyme scheme.
• There’s changing in shift and focus if the poem from the victims to the causes to back to the victims.
• The poem constantly questions the church and their helpfulness and cause in the city.

Question 3

Language techniques used

Answer 3

• Throughout the language is negative
• The use of senses to illustrate the dire situation
• emotive language and repetition to reinforce the horror of the helpless situation

Question 4

Themes

Answer 4

Individual experience
Anger
Loss

Question 5

Key Quotes

Answer 5

"each charted street...charted Thames"
"marks of weakness, marks of woe"
"every cry...every infant...every voice"
" mind forged manacles"
 "chimney sweepers cry"
"Blackening Church"
"Helpless soldiers sigh"
"Runs in blood down place walls"
"Youthful harlots curse"
"Blights with plagues the marriage hearse"

Question 6

Practice Q

Compare with 2 other poems with anger,loss and individual experience.

Answer 6

Compared to :

• The Prelude
• The Emigree