London Flashcards
1
Q
What is the big idea?
A
It is a walk through London where Blake critics it
2
Q
What is the significance in ‘Marks in every face I meet …of woe’
A
Repetition of ‘mark’ shows the misery. The reader is forced t acknowledge the physical damage on London
3
Q
What is the significance of “The mind - forged manacles I hear’
A
It’s a metaphor and builds sympathy wit the reader as the restrictions on freedom are caused by the mind
4
Q
What is the significance of the ‘ marriage hearse’
A
Turning happy things cynical
5
Q
What is the context?
A
It was published 4 years after after the outbreak of the French Revolution, Blake is expressing his concerns
6
Q
What poem does it link to
A
Storm on the Island - Powerlessness of one v something bigger
