london

Question 1

rich are stronger

Answer 1

“Marks of weakness/marks of woe”
Repetition - “marks” - emphasizes people are branded and owned

Question 2

The government rules the population

With no compassion even for the

young

Answer 2

“In every cry of every Man,
In every infants cry of fear,
In every voice in every ban.”
Anaphora - “every” -emphasizes everybody suffering, stuck in the same cycle, even destroying pure lives

Question 3

introduction

Answer 3

Both Perry Bysshe Shelly in “Ozymandias”, which is set in the 1800s during the romantic period and William Blake in “London” which is set during the Industrial Revolution explore themes of power through the cold and uncaring attitude of those in power.

Question 4

Careless government

Answer 4

“Runs in blood
down palace walls”
Metaphor - emphasizes - monarchs haven’t done anything for people, sit there while everyone else is suffering.

Question 5

Structure/form

Answer 5

Four stanzas - separated - sets of four lines (quatrains)
Iambic tetrameter -some lines 7 syllables not 8 -presents the vulnerability of the people
A,B,A,B rhyming pattern

Question 6

similar/different

Answer 6

More issues on poverty
Both in first person
Set in a city
Abuse of power