LONDON Flashcards
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LONDON?
TO SHOW THE CORRUPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THOSE IN POWER
WHAT IS THE MOOD IN LONDON?
OPPRESSIVE
IMPOVERISHED
WHAT IS THE FORM OF LONDON?
ABAB rhyme scheme, along with consistent stanza lengths.
this fixed structure enhances the sense of complete control and oppression which could mimic the way he feels lower classes are trapped in London.
WHAT ARE 4 QUOTES FROM LONDON?
CHARTERED STREET
IN EVERY
HAPLESS SOLDIERS SIGH RUNS IN BLOOD DOWN THE PALACE WALLS
MIND FORGED MANACLES
WHAT TYPE OF POWER DOES THIS SHOW?
POWER OF MAN
WHAT DOES THE QUOTE ‘CHARTERED STREET’ SHOW ABOUT LONDON?
LISTED AND REGULATED
CONTROLLED
DEMONSTRATE THE LACK OF FREEDOM
WHAT DOES THE QUOTE ‘IN EVERY’ SHOW ABOUT LONDON?
how widespread the city’s corruption has become
EVERYONE IS AFFECTED
SHOWS THE SCALE OF THE SUFFERING
WHAT DOES THE QUOTE ‘HAPLESS SOLDIERS SIGH RUNS IN BLOOD DOWN PALACE WALLS’ SHOW ABOUT LONDON?
those in power have blood on their hands for sending so many men into war. The soldier’s ‘hapless sigh’ suggests that he feels powerless to change things.
having no luck : unfortunate.
WHAT DOES THE QUOTE ‘MIND FORGED MANACLES’ SHOW ABOUT LONDON?
the restraints that we put on what can do, or limitations that we set on ourselves in terms of dreams and goals
What they have in common is an idea of imprisonment, lack of freedom and constraint.
