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London Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘London’?

A

William Blake

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2
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When was ‘London’ written?

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1794

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3
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What is the speaker in ‘London’ doing?

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walking around London

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4
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What type of poet was William Blake?

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Romantic poet

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5
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Who was Rousseau?

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Swiss philosopher

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6
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What did Rousseau say to inspire William Blake?

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‘man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’

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7
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Which collection was ‘London’ published as a part of?

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Songs of Experience

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8
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What was Blake’s aim behind ‘Songs of Experience’?

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show world was corrupted by humans

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9
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Which collection was ‘Songs of Experience’ published alongside?

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Songs of Innocence

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10
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What was Blake’s aim behind ‘Songs of Innocence’?

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moralistic poems for children

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11
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What is the rhyme scheme of ‘London’?

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ABAB

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12
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What does the rhyme scheme in ‘London’ symbolise?

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suffering in London is inescapable

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13
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How does William Blake create emphasis in ‘London’?

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repetition / anaphora

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14
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What does stanza 1 and 2 of ‘London’ describe?

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people who are suffering

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15
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What does stanza 3 of ‘London’ describe?

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causes of suffering

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16
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What does stanza 4 of ‘London’ describe?

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people who are suffering

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17
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How does Blake create a cyclical structure in ‘London’?

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stanza 1 + 2 about people
stanza 3 about causes
stanza 4 returns to be about people

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18
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What rhythm does ‘London’ have?

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iambic tetrameter

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19
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What historical event was happening around the time Blake wrote ‘London’?

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French Revoloution

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20
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What is the key message of ‘London’?

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world is corrupt because of humans

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21
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When does Blake not use iambic tetrameter in ‘London’?

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‘marks of weakness, marks of woe’
weakens line to symbolise weakness of those suffering

22
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What did Blake commonly do to create emphasis?

A

repetition

23
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What type of narrative is in ‘London’?

A

first person

24
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Why is it reasonable to state that the speaker in ‘London’ is Blake himself?

A

he lived in London all his life but four years

25
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Which word did the poem ‘London’ not originally include and what did it say before?

A

‘chart’rd’
dirty

26
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What was Blake’s intention for the reader?

A

urge reader to break free of corrupted society
- relevant today

27
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What type of poet was Blake?

A

Romantic

28
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When Blake repeats ‘mark’ then ‘marks’ what does the change in meaning show?

A

Blake’s frustration with changing London

29
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When and where did Blake move from London?

A

1800
Felpham

30
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finish the quote : ‘I wander thro’ each….

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…chart’rd street’

31
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finish the quote : ‘near where…

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…the chart’rd Thames does flow’

32
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Why does Blake repeat the word ‘chart’rd’?

A

show frustration with property rights
- how can a natural thing like a river be owned???

33
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finish the quote : ‘marks of…

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…weakness, marks of woe’

34
Q

finish the quote : ‘and mark in every…

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…face I meet’

35
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What technique is used in stanza 2 ‘in every’?

A

anaphora

36
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finish the quote : ‘in every cry…

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….of every man’

37
Q

finish the quote : ‘in every Infant’s…

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…cry of fear’

38
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finish the quote : ‘in every voice…

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….in every ban’

39
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finish the quote : ‘the mind-forg’d…

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…manacles I hear’

40
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What is the chimney sweep in ‘London’ symbolic of?

A

child labour

41
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What did Blake think about religion?

A

disagreed with organised religion

42
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Why did Blake disagree with organised religion like the Church of England?

A

repressive

43
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What religious beliefs did Blake have?

A

Jesus was a prophet
experienced visions

44
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finish the quote : ‘every black’ning…

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…Church appals’

45
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finish the quote : ‘and the hapless..

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…soldier’s sigh’

46
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finish the quote : ‘runs in blood…

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…down palace walls’

47
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Who does Blake blame for the suffering of people in London?

A

Church
Monarchy
Government
Land owners

48
Q

finish the quote : ‘but most thro’…

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…midnight streets I hear’

49
Q

finish the quote : ‘how the youthful…

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…Harlot’s curse blasts’

50
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finish the quote : ‘blasts the…

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new born Infant’s tear’

51
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finish the quote : ‘blights with…

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….plagues’

52
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finish the quote : ‘the Marriage…

A

…hearse’

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