deep way.
Both poems are written in a typically romantic way,even though
William Blakes "London" has a negative veiw of London as a city.
One example of "london" being written in a romantic way is at the
beginning of the poem:
"I wonder through"
this is seen as typically romantic because of the words used i.e
wonder and also most poems use languege like that in most
poems.He also repeats himself alot with words such as
"In every"
which is also typically romantic.William Wordsworth is writing
about his love of London by describing it in a personal level he
writes:
"Never did sun more beautifully steep"
He also uses personification to show his likness of London writing:
"This city now doth,like a garment,wear The beuty of the
morning"
He also uses puntuation to slow the poem down.This adds to the
romantic writing.
William Blake would arguably have a better discription of london
than William Wordsworth because he lives in london,while William
Wordsworth lives in the late district this explains there diffrent
perspectives of london.Both writers saw london around the same
time as they were both living in the same generation,Blake bieng
only 13 years older then wordsworth and dying 30 years before
him (Blake 1757-1827 and Wordsworth 1770-1850) Blakes
'London' was writen in a sequence of childrens poems wich is not
obvious because he refers to :
"Harlots curse"
which is a prostitutes curse.Wordsworths poem is writen in a
tourits point of view,this shows wordsworth only refers to main
attractions in london 'westminsters bridge' is in the title and he also
refers to:
"ships,towers,domes,fears"
in describing how beutiful London is coming from the late district
wordsworth may only see the main attractions while Blake would
see all the back alley and unattractive sites in london ,this is a
reason to say that blakes poem is a more accurate veiw of
London.
Another contrast in the poems are the way they are set out.
Wordsworths poem is a sonnet because it has ten suilibles to a
line an 14 line rymne couplets.Blakes poem is just a normal
poem.Both writers use causeras.This is a typically romantic why
of writing once again,it is a pause within the poem such as:
"Marks of weakness,marks of woe"
in Blakes 'London' an also:
"Valley,rock or hill"
in Wordsworths 'Composed upon Westminister bridge,
September 3,1802.'The most obvious simularity is the 'London'
theme in the two poems names.Blakes stating obviously what his
poem is about being called 'London' and Wordsworths metioning
a famous place in London 'Westminister Bridge'.When we start to
read the poem we can see even clearer references to London as
a city however different they maybe.Both poems are written while
the writer is in London,i say this because they both describe London
aswell as telling us the writers personal veiw of London.Blakes
poem being a sonnet may had restricted him from telling all his
feelings of London,he probaly had to summerise his feelings while
we can get Wordsworths full veiw as his poem has no restrictions or
boundrys.Deue to this Blakes poem has more flow to it in reading
due to his use of open vowels and rymning couplets.
"Could,Should,Soul,Touching"
Wordsworth poem does not flow bit he is able to express himself
more and his poem may have more feeling.Blake tries more to get
his feelings out this is why he uses personification and caesui to
descibe his feelings.Wordsworth also uses personification but not in
the same way,he uses it to describe the beuty of London and Blake
uses it to describe the horrible scenes in London:
"Run is Blood down palace walls"
he uses blood as a symbol of ugliness,describing London.wordsworths
personification is used a possitive way such as:
"This city now doth,like a garment wear the beuty of the morning"
he uses 'garment' instead of 'clothes' to descibe London in a better way.
These two quotes summerise the contrast between the two poems.
To conclude,both poems have similarities,such as the use of romantic
writting and the different ways of writting romantically and also what they
are writting about (city of London).But when it comes to the opinions of
the two writters they cannot differ.Blakes 'London' argues that London is
a horrible city full of negitive veiws while Wordsworths 'Composed upon
Westminister Bridge' descibes London as a beutiful place.
