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"?