sabato 31 gennaio 2015

CONFRONTO: London di William Blake e Composed Upon Westminster Bridge di Wordsworth

London is is about the people of London and the conditions of the urban poor and their physical and moral misery. He focuses on the ugly side of the city.
Westminster bridge is a more positive view of London and is more concerned with the beauty and harmony of the buildings and nature together.
Walks through the streets of London in the darkness of night and his perspective is at street level, narrow and restrictive.
Views London from Westminster bridge his perspective is panoramic.
Draws attention to the suffering of individuals and presents the woes of several figures; the chimney sweepers, soldiers and young harlots .
Describes the urban environment ignoring its unpleasant and industrial aspects .
Shows general image of the city in the absence of human activity.
The mood and atmosphere of the poem is negative bitter and disillusioned.
The mood and atmosphere is positive, beautiful and peaceful.
He attacks the institutions of England ; the church, the monarchy and the rich ruling class.

There is dynamic activity , the harlots curse, the soldiers sigh,  every cry of every man.
Describes a still motionless landscape.
Describes and interprets what he sees.
Expresses the emotion that he feels at the sight of what he sees.
Against the social consequences of the industrial revolution .
Against the industrial revolution refuges in the beauty of nature.
Simple structure, simple  but powerful language. Uses repetition, chartered, marks, cry, every. Metaphor 8th line
Synecdoche (chimney sweepers , soldiers )
Alliteration  blasts blight
Petrarchan sonnet composed of 14 lines and divided in 22 quatrains and 2 terzet. descriptive words , gentle sounds to reflect the calm nature of the poem. The rhyme scheme is ABBA ABBA CDC DCD. The poet uses metaphor, repetition, personification and simily.