london quotes

Question 1

‘i wander through each — — near where the — — does flow’

Answer 1

‘i wander through each chartered street, near where the chartered thames does flow’

‘each street’ - suggests the whole city is affected not just one area

‘chartered thames’ - even powerful, natural features are under human control and affected by the city’s problems. (mapped out or legally defined)

Question 2

‘in — cry of — man, in — infants cry of fear, in — voice, in — ban’

Answer 2

‘in every cry of every man, in every infants cry of fear, in every voice, in every ban’

‘every’ - repetition emphasises feeling of bleakness, despair affects everyone and there is no relief from it

Question 3

‘the — — — i hear’

Answer 3

london

‘the mind-forged manacles i hear’

people are trapped in every way. by thoughts and attitudes

Question 4

‘every — church’

Answer 4

‘every blackening church’

‘every’ - more repetition, everything is affected

‘blackening’ - suggest the corruption of the church and its failure to look after people

a grim visual image of the ugliness caused by the industrial revolution

Question 5

‘runs in — down — walls’

Answer 5

‘runs in blood down palace walls’

reference to french revolution. ordinary people suffer while those in the palace are protected behind walls

Question 6

‘the youthful — — blasts the — — tear’

Answer 6

‘the youthful harlot’s curse blasts the newborn infants tear’

contrast between innocence of youth and sordidness of prostitution

the innocence of newborn babies is lost instantly - society damages its members

‘curse’ - double meaning, hears the prostitutes swearing but also the fact that they are a curse on london

Question 7

‘the — hearse’

Answer 7

‘the marriage hearse’

oxymoron - links the happy image of marriage with death. suggests that everything has been destroyed.