London Flashcards
1
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summary of london
A
- the poem consists of a first person perspective of someone walking through London
- he comments on. the filth and the corruption of london
- he critisized how authority has allowed the capital to get this bad
2
Q
who was william blake
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romantic poet , he lived in london most of his life
3
Q
what were some of williams views
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- he belived in equality
- he was anti monarchy
- and anti development when people were in poverty
4
Q
what were williams thoughts on london
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thought it was gross and corrupt
5
Q
what were come contextual infulences of the poem ( 3 )
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- French revolution, inspired many radicals
- industrial revolution
- london was covered in smog because of factories
6
Q
why did blake write the poem
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he was thrying to motivate change, he wanted people to realise what impact they are having on the state of the city and what they could do to change
7
Q
what was the structure like ( 2 )
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- 4 stanzas
- alternate rhyme
