London Flash Cards
(8 cards)
“I wander through each chartered street near where the chartered” name the two techniques used in the first lines of the poem
“I wander” shows this is a first person speaker and the repetition of “chartered”mapped owned and controlled of the wealthy
What is used in this quote “Thames does flow and mark”
“Flow” contrasts with the sense of control
“And mark in every face i meet”what is he emphasising in this quote
“Every face i meet” this hyperbole emphasis how many this effects
“The mind forged manacles i hear” what has the government done
Restricted restrained minds the government has robbed them of their thoughts
“How the chimney sweepers cry” what is happening in this quote from London
Child labour- victims of the rich and lack of employment protections
What is the writer doing in this quote “every black’ning church appals”
Oxymoron “blacking”could mean he is criticising the church for not doing enough for the poor or could literacy mean the could is turning black from the smog
“Runs in blood down palace walls” what is Blake criticising
In this quote Blake is criticising the monarchy
What is Blake’s political view
He doesn’t believe in having a leader rule the country
