London
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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