London Flashcards
1
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who wrote London?
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- William Blake
2
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themes in London:
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- power
- grief
3
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context (William Blake):
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- 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
4
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context (the poem):
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- reflective on the Industrial Revolution
- 1760
- population rose from 3/4 of a million to 3 million
- chimney sweepers from the age of 3
5
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structure of London:
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- 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
6
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tone in London:
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- “weakness, marks of woe”- sounds wobbly like the nation
- “Marriage hearse”- juxtaposition of wedding+ funeral ends on a dark note
7
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“charter’d….”
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- “charter’d street”
- Romantics believed in freedom
- needed a licence on nature?
- 1st stanza
8
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“I”
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- takes us on a physical and metaphorical journey through first person
- 1st stanza
9
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“Infant’s….”
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- “Infant’s cry of fear”
- metaphor shows length of suffering
- 2nd stanza
10
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“black’ning….”
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- “black’ning church”
- literally black because of industrial revolution
- personification
- judgemental, juxtaposition as churches are meant to bring light
- 3rd stanza
11
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“Marriage…”
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- “Marriage hearse”
- juxtaposition of wedding and funeral
- ends on a dark note
- 4th stanza
