LONDON Flashcards
WHO WROTE LONDON
BLAKE
WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF LONDON
BLAKE WAS BORN IN LONDON AND LIVED THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. HE WROTE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE HUMAN SOUL. LONDON IS ABOUT THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE AND CORRUPTION IN SOCIETY
WHAT IS LONDON ABOUT
A NARRATOR IS WALKING THROUGH LONDON DESCRIBING WHAT HE SEES. EVERYWHERE HE GOES HE IS MET BY MISSERY AND DISPARE, NO ONE CAN ESCPAE IT AND THE ISSUE SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE POWER OF CHURCH, MONARCHY AND WEALTHY LANDOWNERS
HOW IS FORM USED IN LONDON
ABAB RHYME SCHEME IS UNBROKEN TO REFLECT THE RELENTLESS MISARY OF THE CITY. REGULAR RHYME SOUNDS LIKE FEET WALKING
HOW IS STRUCTURE USED IN LONDON
FIRST TWO STANZAS FOCUS ON PEOPLE HE SEES AND HEARS
FOCUS SHIFTS IN STANZA 3 TO INSTITUTIONS HE HOLDS RESPNSABLE
THE FINAL STANZA RETURNS TO THE PEOPLE SHOWING HOW NEW BEGININGS ARE AFFECTED
HOW IS REPETITION USED IN LONDON
IN EVERY - EMPHASISES THAT EVERYONE IS EFFECTED AND THERE IS NO ESCAPE
HOW ARE METAPHORS USED IN LONDON
MIND FORGED MANICLES - THE PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED BY THEIR OWN ATTITUDES AND INSLAVED TO THE BLEAKNESS OF LONDON. THEY CAN NOT OR WILL NOT HELP THEMSELVES
HOW IS REFERNCE MADE TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IN LONDON
RUNS IN BLOOD DOOWN PALACE WALLS - BLAKE IS ANGRY AT THE PEOPLE IN POWER AND BELIVES THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM THE MISSARY BY WALLS. - METAPHOR
HOW ARE OXYMORONS USED IN LONDON
MARRAIGE HEARSE - LINKS THE HAPPY IMAGE OF MARRAIGE WITH DEATH. SUGGESTES EVRY THING GOOD IS PLAGUED AND DESTROYED BY LONDON
WHAT ARE THE KEY THEMES IN LONDON
POWER OF HUMANS
LOSS AND ABSANCE
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS - ANGER
INDERVIDUAL EXPERIENCES
