'London' By William Blake - Key points and ideas
- Created by: coral.k.nelson
- Created on: 19-03-16 14:16
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- London
- Structure
- Relentless images of despair.
- Language
- Repetition is used with "Mark"
- Personal Feel but there is only rare mentions of first person
- Use of oxymorons
- General Ideas
- No one can escape this despair.
- The People in power are fine while the poor suffer
- Important Quotes
- "Black'ning Church"
- "Runs in blood down palace walls"
- "Blasts the new-born infant's tear"
- "The marriage hearse"
- "Youthful Harlot's Curse"
- Form
- Rhythm shoes feet
- ABAB Rhyme scheme
- Dramatic Monologue
- Context, Theme and Links
- Blake questioned Church Teachings
- Emotions of anger and being hopeless
- Power of Humans, Anger and Individual Experiences
- Can be linked to "The Emigree"
- Structure
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