Mind map with brief analysis on 4 poems - two from innocence and two from experience, relating to the theme of oppression for my A Level English Literature revision. INCOMPLETE
"In every cry of every Man,
In every Infants cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban"
Anaphora of 'every' connotes
all encompassing suffering
and despair - inescapability
"mind-forg'd manacles"
Alliterative metaphor - lack of
freedom of thought and
spirituality.
"the Chimney-sweepers cry"
Exploitation of child labour
- the dynamic emotive verb
cry is very childlike -
reminding the age of the
chimney sweeps
"How the youthful Harlots curse"
Pre-determiner 'youthful' reminds
audiences that children could be
forced into prostitution - the noun
'Harlot' suggests someone dirty and
unworthy in society, even though
many were forced into it.