London

Question 1

What effect does using the pronoun ‘I’ have on the reader?

Answer 1

It takes the reader on the journey and it makes it more personal

Question 2

What is the meaning of “harlot”?

Answer 2

A prostitute or a promiscuous woman

Question 3

The word “every” is repeated throughout the poem what effect does this have?

Answer 3

It shows how everyone is a collective and not individual

Question 4

What effect does the word “midnight” have?

Answer 4

It foreshadows

Question 5

Why does the poet use negative imagery?

Answer 5

It helps create atmosphere and show his dislike towards London

Question 6

Why did William Blake reject the church?

Answer 6

The church didn’t help children who were force to work

Question 7

When was this poem published?

Answer 7

1794

Question 8

Which of the following words would you use to describe the poem?

Answer 8

Hopeless and Pessimistic

Question 9

What is a hearse?

Answer 9

A vehicle used to carry a coffin

Question 10

What was William Blakes other occupation?

Answer 10

Artist

Question 11

What is the rhyme scheme?

Answer 11

ABAB

Question 12

When was the French Revolution?

Answer 12

1789

Question 13

What is Blake’s view on the city?

Answer 13

Negative

Question 14

Where was William Blake born?

Answer 14

London

Question 15

What accompanied Blake’s poems?

Answer 15

Illustrations

Question 16

Who are the people represented in power during this poem?

Answer 16

The church and the monarchy

Question 17

What is Blake’s view on religion?

Answer 17

Negative

Question 18

What year was Blake born?

Answer 18

1757

Question 19

What does the rhyme scheme represent?

Answer 19

The sound of his feet

and the misery throughout the city

Question 20

Which event, occurring during the time the poem was written, did Blake sympathise with?

Answer 20

The french revolution

Question 21

What are the three main key concepts in the poem, London?

Answer 21

Being Trapped
Impact of industrialisation
Church and Monarchy

Question 22

How is the concept of ‘Being trapped’ shown in the poem, London?

Answer 22

The idea is consistently reinforced by Blake using vocabulary relating to entrapment and imprisonment.

Question 23

How is the concept of ‘impact of industrialisation’ shown in the poem, London?

Answer 23

The reference to chimney sweepers reminds readers of the price people paid for urbanisation that resulted from the industrial revolution.

Question 24

How is the concept of ‘Church and Monarchy’ shown in the poem, London?

Answer 24

Blake is very critical of these institutions for contributing to people’s oppression and spending money on luxury buildings when there is so much poverty.

Question 25

Which of these quotes does not refer to freedom of expression being limited in London? - "Chartered" - "Mind-forged manacles" - "Youthful Harlots"

Answer 25

"Youthful Harlots"

Question 26

Blake, whose views were radical at the time, was critical of:

Answer 26

Religion and the church | The luxurious lives of the rich

Question 27

What meter is the poem written in?

Answer 27

Iambic tetrameter

Question 28

What could be the purpose of the meter in the poem?

Answer 28

To echo the never-ending suffering and misery in London

Question 29

What form does the poem take?

Answer 29

A dramatic monologue

Question 30

London is written in the form of a dramatic monologue. What's significant about this?

Answer 30

Emphasises the reader's personal anger and frustration.

Question 31

What technique is used in the quote "Black'ning church"?

Answer 31

Colour Imagery

Question 32

What technique is used in the quote "Runs in blood down palace walls"?

Answer 32

Metaphor

Question 33

True or False? | Blake was FOR religion and went to church regularly.

Answer 33

False | Blake was against religion and saw the Church as corrupt

Question 34

What were the two famous groups of poems Blake wrote?

Answer 34

"Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience"

Question 35

What poem collection was London published in?

Answer 35

"Songs of Experience"

Question 36

Why is Blake critical of the Church and monarchy?

Answer 36

They have a duty to help people, but contribute to their suffering

Question 37

Which quotations refer to the freedom of expression being limited in London?

Answer 37

"Chartered" | "Mind-forged manacles"

Question 38

Why is freedom of expression limited in London during the time of the poem?

Answer 38

To prevent what happened in France (the French Revolution) to repeat again in London

Question 39

Describe the rhythm and rhyme in London:

Answer 39

Regular ABAB rhyme scheme Iambic Tetrameter 4x four line stanzas

Question 40

What literary techniques does Blake use to criticise the Church and Monarchy? (Give examples)

Answer 40

Metaphor - "runs in blood down palace walls" | Colour Imagery - "black'ning church"

Question 41

What literary techniques does Blake use to emphasise that the inhabitants of London are trapped in their suffering?

Answer 41

Emotive Language Sensory Language Vivid Language Repetition

Question 42

What does the emotive language express in the poem?

Answer 42

The extent of the suffering | Blake's anger at the institutions that fail to help

Question 43

What are examples of emotive language in the poem?

Answer 43

"weakness" "woe" "in every infant's cry of fear" "blast's the newborn infant's tear"

Question 44

What is sensory language used for in the poem?

Answer 44

To bring the horror of London at the time alive

Question 45

What are examples of sensory language in the poem?

Answer 45

"cry of fear" | "marks of weakness, marks of woe"

Question 46

What does the repetition of "every" create in the poem?

Answer 46

A sense that the problem is widespread

Question 47

What are examples of trapped imagery in the poem?

Answer 47

"chartered street... chartered Thames" | "The mind-forged manacles I hear"

Question 48

What does the quotation "chartered street... chartered Thames" highlight?

Answer 48

The extent of government authority - they have control of rivers, which are usually associated with nature and freedom

Question 49

What does the quotation "The mind-forged manacles I hear" hint at?

Answer 49

That people are trapped by their attitudes, which prevent them from living better lifes

Question 50

What are the three points of focus in the poem?

Answer 50

1) Deprivation and misery in London 2) Those responsible for the misery 3) Emphasising how widespread the problem is

Question 51

What is the effect of the poem being a Dramatic Monologue?

Answer 51

It creates a strong sense of the speaker's personal anger and frustration

Question 52

What are "curse" and "blast" examples of?

Answer 52

Vivid Language

Question 53

What poems could you compare to London on the theme of human power and the misuse of power?

Answer 53

My Last Duchess | Ozymandias

Question 54

What poems could you compare to London on the theme of unpleasant and/or powerful experiences?

Answer 54

The prelude Exposure Bayonet Charge Remains