The 19th Century English Poetry(2017-2)
 

 

London

 

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I wander thro' each charter'd street, 
 
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow. 
 
And mark in every face I meet 
 
Marks of weakness, marks of woe. 
 

 
In every cry of every Man, 
 
In every Infants cry of fear, 
 
In every voice: in every ban, 
 
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear 
 

 
How the Chimney-sweepers cry 
 
Every blackning Church appalls, 
 
And the hapless Soldiers sigh 
 
Runs in blood down Palace walls 
 

 
But most thro' midnight streets I hear 
 
How the youthful Harlots curse 
 
Blasts the new-born Infants tear 
 
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse 

 
Questions

 
1.  What is the effect of "repetition" we find in this poem?
2.  What kind of people in London are described, in what manner?
3.  What role do the narrator's visual and auditory perceptions in this poem?
4. How would you explain the words such as "the mind-forged manacles," "blackning church," and "Marriage hearse"?

 

 
 
 
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Blake's London by Tate Gallery    
Wiki on the Church of England    
Wiki on Topographical Poetry    
Wiki on Ban    
Wiki on Impressment    
Wiki on Poor Relief    

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