London

Question 1

Summary:

Answer 1

1. Walking through the streets of London
2. Sees corruption in child labour, church, army, the monarchy

Question 2

Context:

Answer 2

1. Lived in London for most of his life and saw it as greedy and inequal
2. Used simple language to make it accessible
3. Stood for womens equality also, educated his wife
4. Anti-monarchy

Question 3

1. “Marks of weakness, marks of woe.”

Answer 3

1. Pervasive sense of suffering and despair
2. Suffering is ubiquitous and visible
3. Vulnerability, emotional and physical toll of poverty
4. Anguish, hopelessness and resignation
5. Grim reality of poverty, exploitation and social inequality

Question 4

2. “The mind-forged manacles I hear.”

Answer 4

1. Chained by mental constructs
2. Shackled by societal expectations
3. Dehumanising effects of political oppression
4. Through imagery, invites readers to confront inequality
5. Connotes stifling and restraint

Question 5

3. “And the hapless soldier’s sigh Runs in blood down palace walls.”

Answer 5

1. Helplessness
2. Represent members of society that are sacrificed for the elite
3. Profound sense of anguish
4. Stark contrast between the privileged few and the disenfranchised members of society.

Question 6

4. “How the youthful harlot’s curse Blasts the newborn infant’s tear and blights with plagues the marriage hearse.”

Answer 6

1. Suggest prostitution, exploitation of young women
2. Emphasises the innocence and vulnerability of children
3. Consequences extend to the future generations
4. Pervasiveness even in the institution of marriage
5. Death of love and companionship because of society’s ills.

Question 7

Comparison:

Answer 7

Ozymandias