London -William blake

Question 1

name 3 quotes:

Answer 1

-“mind-forged manacles”
-metaphor

-“in every cry of man, in every infants cry of fear, in every voice,”
-ceasura/repatiton

-“and blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
-oxymoron

Question 2

what are 2 connotations of woe?

Answer 2

-melancholy
-misery
-suffering

Question 3

what quote links to higher powered corruption?

Answer 3

“every black’ning church appalls, … Runs in blood down palace walls”
-personification

Question 4

what are the key themes?

Answer 4

-social inequality and suffering
-social oppression
-loss of individual freedom

Question 5

why is the strict ABAB rhyme scheme impactful?

Answer 5

it shows control and oder over London.