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London
- Language
- Repetition of the word "Every"
- This could be repeated to show
that the life in london is
repetetive, he uses it in a way
which makes it sound boring
- This could be repeated to show
that the life in london is
repetetive, he uses it in a way
which makes it sound boring
- The poem uses a lot of negative words like "weakness" and "cry"
- The poem ends with a startling contrast in the language
chosen: "marriage hearse". To Blake, marriage should be a
celebration of love and the beginning of new life. Yet here it is
combined with the word "hearse" - a vehicle associated with
funerals. To the speaker of the poem, the future brings nothing
but death and decay.
- In the first stanza, Blake
uses repetition twice, firstly
using the word "charter'd".
This is a reference to the
charters that allocated
ownership and rights to
specific people. People, saw
this as robbing of their
rights and freedoms.
- The poem uses a iambic meter.
This could be used as it sounds
like steps
- Repetition of the word "Every"
- Context
- William Blake was a
poet and artist who
specialised in
illuminated texts, often
of a religious nature.
Blake lived and worked
in the capital, so was
arguably well placed to
write clearly about the
conditions people who
lived there faced.
- Published in 1794,
this collection of
poems, fully
illustrated and
originally
hand-printed by
Blake, aimed to show
the "Two Contrary
States of the Human
Soul".
- In 1789, the French people revolted against the
monarchy and aristocracy, using violence and
murder. Many saw the French Revolution as
inspirational - a model for how ordinary,
disadvantaged people could seize power. Blake
alludes to the revolution in London, arguably
suggesting that the experience of living there
could encourage a revolution on the streets of
the capital.
- William Blake was a
poet and artist who
specialised in
illuminated texts, often
of a religious nature.
Blake lived and worked
in the capital, so was
arguably well placed to
write clearly about the
conditions people who
lived there faced.
- Structure
- As the title of the collection
suggests, London is
presented in a very regular
way, much like a song.
There is a strict abab rhyme
scheme in each of the four
stanzas.
- This could be showing us
that the structure of
London never changes and
it is always the same.
- This could be showing us
that the structure of
London never changes and
it is always the same.
- The four stanzas offer a glimpse of different aspects of the city, almost like snapshots seen
by the speaker during his "wander thro'" the streets.
- The majority of the poem is a list of why London is a bad place
- As the title of the collection
suggests, London is
presented in a very regular
way, much like a song.
There is a strict abab rhyme
scheme in each of the four
stanzas.
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