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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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