London

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Mind map of poem London by William Blake
Ben Gregory
Mind Map by Ben Gregory, updated more than 1 year ago More Less
Heather Crosby
Created by Heather Crosby about 8 years ago
Ben Gregory
Copied by Ben Gregory almost 7 years ago
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London
  1. Vocabulary
    1. Chartered - plotted or mapped, unemotional scientific process
      1. Woe =sadness
        1. Appalls - rejections, Church is not helping people
          1. Hapless - abandoned
            1. Blights - overshadows
            2. Poetic techniques
              1. Metaphor
                1. Regular rhythm - 8 beats, a measured view, not ranting, only facts
                  1. Repetition
                  2. Poet and Background
                    1. Frequent themes - poverty & homelessness
                      1. Industrial Revolution
                        1. Blake was horrified at what was happening to 'his' London
                        2. Imagery
                          1. On the surface London is pleasant. calm etc
                            1. Mind-forged manacles - freedom of thought taken away, no opinions
                              1. Black'ning Church - the Church is pure, not helping people
                                1. Blood down palace walls a stain on the institution, reference the French Revolution
                                  1. London is built on child labour and the poverty of workers
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