London Flashcards
(55 cards)
Who wrote ‘London’?
William Blake
When was ‘London’ written?
1794
What is the speaker in ‘London’ doing?
walking around London
What type of poet was William Blake?
Romantic poet
Who was Rousseau?
Swiss philosopher
What did Rousseau say to inspire William Blake?
‘man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’
Which collection was ‘London’ published as a part of?
Songs of Experience
What was Blake’s aim behind ‘Songs of Experience’?
show world was corrupted by humans
Which collection was ‘Songs of Experience’ published alongside?
Songs of Innocence
What was Blake’s aim behind ‘Songs of Innocence’?
moralistic poems for children
What is the rhyme scheme of ‘London’?
ABAB
What does the rhyme scheme in ‘London’ symbolise?
suffering in London is inescapable
How does William Blake create emphasis in ‘London’?
repetition / anaphora
What does stanza 1 and 2 of ‘London’ describe?
people who are suffering
What does stanza 3 of ‘London’ describe?
causes of suffering
What does stanza 4 of ‘London’ describe?
people who are suffering
How does Blake create a cyclical structure in ‘London’?
stanza 1 + 2 about people
stanza 3 about causes
stanza 4 returns to be about people
What rhythm does ‘London’ have?
iambic tetrameter
What historical event was happening around the time Blake wrote ‘London’?
French Revoloution
What is the key message of ‘London’?
world is corrupt because of humans
When does Blake not use iambic tetrameter in ‘London’?
‘marks of weakness, marks of woe’
weakens line to symbolise weakness of those suffering
What did Blake commonly do to create emphasis?
repetition
What type of narrative is in ‘London’?
first person
Why is it reasonable to state that the speaker in ‘London’ is Blake himself?
he lived in London all his life but four years
