Songs of Experience: London by William Blake (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year 'Songs of Experience' was published
Year 'Songs of Experience' was published
1794
No. of quatrains in 'London'
No. of quatrains in 'London'
Four
Rhyme scheme of 'London'
Rhyme scheme of 'London'
ABAB
Metre used in 'London'
Metre used in 'London'
Iambic tetrameter
Meaning of 'charter'd' in 'London'
Meaning of 'charter'd' in 'London'
Regulated and controlled by authority
What 'mind-forg'd manacles' represent
What 'mind-forg'd manacles' represent
Psychological constraints imposed by society
Historical context Blake critiques in 'London'
Historical context Blake critiques in 'London'
Industrial Revolution
What 'blackning Church' suggests
What 'blackning Church' suggests
Moral decay and religious hypocrisy
Effect of repeating 'every' in stanza 2
Effect of repeating 'every' in stanza 2
Emphasises universality of suffering
'Marriage hearse' symbolises
'Marriage hearse' symbolises
Destruction of innocence & contamination of institutions