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.
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Westminster bridge
is a more positive view of London and is more concerned with the beauty and
harmony of the buildings and nature together.
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Walks through the
streets of London in the darkness of night and his perspective is at street
level, narrow and restrictive.
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Views London from
Westminster bridge his perspective is panoramic.
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Draws attention to
the suffering of individuals and presents the woes of several figures; the
chimney sweepers, soldiers and young harlots .
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Describes the urban
environment ignoring its unpleasant and industrial aspects .
Shows general image
of the city in the absence of human activity.
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The mood and
atmosphere of the poem is negative bitter and disillusioned.
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The mood and
atmosphere is positive, beautiful and peaceful.
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He attacks the
institutions of England ; the church, the monarchy and the rich ruling class.
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There is dynamic
activity , the harlots curse, the soldiers sigh, every cry of every man.
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Describes a still
motionless landscape.
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Describes and
interprets what he sees.
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Expresses the
emotion that he feels at the sight of what he sees.
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Against the social
consequences of the industrial revolution .
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Against the
industrial revolution refuges in the beauty of nature.
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Simple structure,
simple but powerful language. Uses
repetition, chartered, marks, cry, every. Metaphor 8th line
Synecdoche (chimney
sweepers , soldiers )
Alliteration blasts blight
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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.
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