Paragrph Four Flashcards

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The poem is famous for its

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Strong musical pattern, generally the rhyme and rhythm are very definite and structured

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Rhyme scheme

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ABAB CDCD while the poem is written with a metrical pattern of iambic tetrameter sporadically blended with trochaic tetrameter which helps to emphasise lines

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Repetition throughout the poem

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Suggests the speaker sees the cyclical and repetitive evils of London with pursue and persistence

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The use of long sentences

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Makes the poem seem relentless - stretched as a list of things that horrify Blake

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