London Flashcards
(24 cards)
who wrote London
william blake
who was william blake
an english poet of the romantic era who belived the currupted state of londdo was due to the political situation
what was william against
oppressing women and oppressing society
what did blake want a revolution to remove
the monarchy
what time was london published
during the period after the French Revolution
what was the ‘reign of terror’
time after french revolution when thousands were exucutedby guillotine
what does “chartered” in the powm represent
the industrial revolution
what collection is london from
‘songs of experience’
what was the songs of experience
exposed the curruption and oppression of the changed world
what does blake explore in the poem
authoritian abuse of power in arguably the most impostant city in the world
what is blakes message
those who have been hurt most by the capatalist structures cause inequality as a result of their misery
what is the perspective of the poem
dramatic monolouge through 1st person speaker
why is the 1st person speaker impostant
creates a conversational tone to seem accessible for everyone to understand
OR
to make it seem personal
what i the structure of the poem
cyclical structure
what does the consistent use of iambic tetramicer show
the strict control of London
what does the juxtapostion of “marriage hearse” represent
- contrast of joy of wedding and grief endured by a hearse
- could be blake critiquing how marriage is like death for women
- the hearse is a metiphorical transport to the oppression of being married
what does the semantic field of oppression show
the oppresion stems from being the people who are privileged
whats the use of the repetion “chartered”
to show how land was owned by the wealthy so thosoe with less money had no say in the land
“charted thames does flow”
justoposition
- flow implies freedom
- chartered deribes being owned
what is the cause of suffering presented as
the institutions of power
importance of “every blackening Church”
- acknowledgement f london being covered in soot and children been exploited to clean
- the blackness of the church shows how the church has failed to do its duty of preventing suffering
what is the symbolism of “minf forged manacles”
that suffering is internal
they have made their own restrictions
“manacles” have connotations of slavery”
blakes overall message
society can be reformed by people breaking free from oppression
how can the reader see the suffering is stained all over London
“mark”
