Power and Conflict- London
- Created by: Emma.Kaabachi
- Created on: 14-10-19 17:53
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- London by William Blake
- Context
- Poem
- 1794
- Part of Blake's collection called 'Songs of Experience'
- At the time (eighteenth century), England was developing rapidly. this was called the industrial revolution.
- This industrialisation led to poverty and poor living conditions. child labour was very common - they worked long hours in very dangerous environments
- Poet
- Born in 1757
- He stayed at school until the age of 10
- He was largely unrecognised at the time because of his critical views of institutions of power.
- Romantic Poet
- Poem
- Language
- "Near where the charter'd Thames does flow"
- Possession: Suggests the Thames belongs to the Government
- "in every..."
- repetition suggests the widespread of the problem
- "youthful harlot's curse"
- "mind-forg'd manacles"
- "Near where the charter'd Thames does flow"
- Emotions
- Irritation
- Bad things are happening in society however there is nothing that can be done to prevent it
- loss
- sadness
- relentless
- hopeless
- desperation
- Irritation
- Conflicts
- poverty
- power of humans
- humanity
- child labour
- monarchy
- people in power
- Context
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