A Romantic Poet - talks about power of nature, opposed people in power (monarchies, law, kings), inspired by the French Revolution, striving for freedom
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What form does it have
Lyric - the poem concentrates the reader on on emotion; the sense of claustrophobia in the "chartered" streets of London
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Important context information
Blake was born in 1757 in London where he spends most of his life there, he respected the Bible a lot but hated organised religion like Church of England.He wrote about rebelling against the misuse of power and class.
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What structure does it have ?
It has a repetitive structure with quatrains (4 line stanzas) all being ABAB. repetitive stanza structure and rhyme scheme reflects the relentless, repetitive and overwhelming suffering in the city.First 3 stanza=8 syllables, last stanza=7 syllables
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What themes are there ?
Power of humans- the law is enslaving all the mind of every lower class. There is individual experiences , it's first person. There is also a lot of anger and negative emotions like how Blake hated churches in London as they didn't care about poverty
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Context of the poem
Claustrophobic place (London) is enslaved by laws and rulers , it echoes the suffering of every man on the street.s to hint at a revolution
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"Near where the CHARTERED THAMES does flow" #1
Links to how properties were privately owned. There juxtaposition between the forcing of human power (onto something natural: a river) and the power of nature (river). Man wants to charter everything even something uncontrollable.
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"Near where the CHARTERED THAMES does flow" #2
which shows the misuse of power resulting in immense suffering . This clearly shows how the poor were heavily controlled by the upper class - inequality.
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"Near where the CHARTERED THAMES does flow" #3
The constant repetition to the reference to slavery amplifies the idea of claustrophobia , there is no freedom, everyone is trapped
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A Romantic Poet - talks about power of nature, opposed people in power (monarchies, law, kings), inspired by the French Revolution, striving for freedom
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