London

Question 1

William Blake’s poem ‘London’ is a ____ exploration of a city in which many people are suffering
from a lack of control over their own lives. He presents a city which is not only dirty and _____ ,
but tainted by ____ and also ____ by those in _____ .

Answer 1

William Blake’s poem ‘London’ is a bleak exploration of a city in which many people are suffering
from a lack of control over their own lives. He presents a city which is not only dirty and miserable,
but tainted by conflict and also corrupted by those in power.

Question 2

What time period is the poem written in?

Answer 2

The poem is set during a time in England when there was much poverty,

Question 3

Who wrote the poem?

Answer 3

William Blake

Question 4

‘_____ street,

Answer 4

‘charter’d street,

Question 5

‘mind-forged ______ ’

Answer 5

‘mind-forged manacles’

Question 6

‘And the hopeless ____ sigh

Answer 6

‘And the hopeless Soldiers sigh

Question 7

‘And blights with plagues the Marriage _____ ’

Answer 7

‘And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse’