LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Question
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Where are the chains William Blake references in “London?”
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The ring fingers of married people.
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Around our wrists.
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Around our ankles.
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In our minds.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -1. charter’d: The word “charter’d” is refering to maps. Maps are an attempt to impose order on nature, as in this poem order is being placed on society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fact that he calls it a “marriage hearse” reveals that he views marriage as death. Overall, the poem has criticized society, the church, prostitution, and even marriage.
Detailed explanation-3: -“The structure of London is quite rhythmic – each stanza is a quatrain using iambic tetrameter. Blake uses this to suggest that the people of London are regimented and controlled. Blake emphasises this when he refers to ‘the charter’d streets’ which suggest that every movement of the people is mapped out.”
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