London essay (MLD) Flashcards
WHERE: /HOW:
“The ____-______ m_______ i ____.”
“The mind-forged manacles i hear.”
Alliterative metaphor show people are trapped even by thoughts.
the people of london are being restrained and unable to break free from their own thoughts due to the influence the government had over the city.
blake believes that society metaphorically imprisions people
WHERE: /HOW:
i ______ through each _________ s_____
i wander through each chartered street
he is analysing the horrors and effect the corrupted government had. he was surrounded by dejected londoners and what he considered evidence that his government had too much power and too little interest in helping those they were supposed to serve.
he is surrounded by misery
what do the streets of london appear like to the reader
run-down, miserable, the speaker hears pain everywhere
HOW:
word analysis in : “i wander through each chartered street”
“wander”- He appears to be not quite sure of himself, and a bit misguided, if not entirely lost.
chartered”- suggests that the streets he walks are controlled and rigid. He is not walking in a free, open field, but a confined, rigid, mapped out area.
what links london and MLD?
the ______ of _____
the abuse of power
how is the abuse of power similar in london and MLD
the government and the duke of ferrara are aware of the large amount of power and control that they have and they use it to their advantage.
WHY:
backstory behind london
lived in london for most of his life
He thought his city was dirty and corrupt, both literally and metaphorically, and as he thought this was largely due to the political situation lots of his poetry was about political subjects.
