London-poem Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Form of London
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Narrative poem-tells a story
2
Q
“Mind forged manacles” with techniques
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Volta and the Symbolism of manacles Manacles are like chains,suggesting that the oppression those in power have been giving out has left the innocent civilians of London having their mind being wrapped around with chains under control by those in power
3
Q
Hapless soldiers sigh Runs in blood down palace walls with techniques
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Personification of run and oxymoron of “hapless (useless) soldiers”(as soldiers shouldn’t be useless)
4
Q
“In every infants’s cry of fear”
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Juxtaposition has infant’s should have innocence but do not bc of oppression and repetition of in every shows the overswhelpimg oppression being undertaken
5
Q
Context
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British empire
