London

Question 1

who wrote London?

Answer 1

• William Blake

Question 2

themes in London:

Answer 2

• power
• grief

Question 3

context (William Blake):

Answer 3

• English poet
• considered a Seminal figure in the history of poetry and visual art of the romantic age
• opposed church of england
• got most of his schooling from his mother
• part of the Romantics

Question 4

context (the poem):

Answer 4

• reflective on the Industrial Revolution
• 1760
• population rose from 3/4 of a million to 3 million
• chimney sweepers from the age of 3

Question 5

structure of London:

Answer 5

• ABAB rhyme scheme and iambic flow of lines- shows how regularly these events take place
• “midnight” (4th stanza)- change in time of day highlights that that’s when the plague comes out

Question 6

tone in London:

Answer 6

• “weakness, marks of woe”- sounds wobbly like the nation
• “Marriage hearse”- juxtaposition of wedding+ funeral ends on a dark note

Question 7

“charter’d….”

Answer 7

• “charter’d street”
• Romantics believed in freedom
• needed a licence on nature?
• 1st stanza

Question 8

“I”

Answer 8

• takes us on a physical and metaphorical journey through first person
• 1st stanza

Question 9

“Infant’s….”

Answer 9

• “Infant’s cry of fear”
• metaphor shows length of suffering
• 2nd stanza

Question 10

“black’ning….”

Answer 10

• “black’ning church”
• literally black because of industrial revolution
• personification
• judgemental, juxtaposition as churches are meant to bring light
• 3rd stanza

Question 11

“Marriage…”

Answer 11

• “Marriage hearse”
• juxtaposition of wedding and funeral
• ends on a dark note
• 4th stanza