Compare the way that two of the poems you have studied show an interesting and unusual view of life in the city.
Compare the way that two of the poems you have studied show an interesting and unusual view of life in the city. I have chosen "cries of London" and "composed upon Westminster Bridge" because they are two very different poems. One of them " composed upon Westminster Bridge" shows the beauty wonders of London whereas " cries of London" is very dark and colourless, and shows all the negativity in London. Both of these poets stick to two very different points throughout the whole poems, the positive and the negative. "Cries of London" is about all the unpleasant and bad issues in London such as "drunks" "muggings" and "weirdo's". He writes about London being a dangerous and scary place by looking at it in a very biased way. For example " the mugged girl weeping in the precinct" and "The weirdo beat up by the boys" He makes point like these throughout the whole poem making it seem as if London has no good side to it. Wes Magee tries to get this across by using onomatopoeia and a very boring structure. This shows what the poet may think of living in London, unsafe. While Wes Magee describes London as being dangerous, William Wordsworth describes it as being very moving. He writes about the buildings early in the morning whilst the sun is coming up. He describes it as being the most beautiful sight on earth. "Earth has not anything to show more fair". William Wordsworth
A poet claimed that he wrote poems to preserve things that he had seen, thought and heard. Choose 2 poems to explore what poets have preserved and the way they have preserved them.
English Essay 2 2. A poet claimed that he wrote poems to preserve things that he had seen, thought and heard. Choose 2 poems to explore what poets have preserved and the way they have preserved them. Both poems, 'London' by William Blake and 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold, preserve sight, sound and thought within them. 'London' is a Quatrains Poem written in first person. It reflects Williams's feelings that there are not many people in London who are actively helping the society, but passively accepting life as it goes by. The first verse talks about the things in London you can see. For example, the 'charter'd street' and 'charter'd Thames.' This sets the scene for the poem because the Thames is a real place that you can picture in your mind. He then goes on to say 'And mark in every face I meet / Marks of weakness, marks of woe.' This is how he perceives the people around him, what he sees within their faces, their weakness and their woe. It suggests the physical 'mark in every face' and the mental marks, 'marks of weakness' and 'marks of woe'. The second verse then goes on to talk of the things you can hear in London, 'In every Infant's cry of fear / In every voice, in every ban.' William Blake suggests that it is only the minds of the people that restrict them and hold them back, 'The mind-forg'd manacles I hear'. This is not actually something he actively hears,
I will be discussing the ways in which the poets use animals symbolically by using poetic devices. The three poems that I have chosen are "The Tyger" by William Blake, "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Lastly, Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins. ...
I will be discussing the ways in which the poets use animals symbolically by using poetic devices. The three poems that I have chosen are "The Tyger" by William Blake, "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Lastly, Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Alfred Lord Tennyson has used an image of an eagle to give the reader an image of a man standing on a cliff top waiting for his world to fall around him. He is in a desolate area; there is no society near him "ringed with the azure world. He stands". He watches the sea pass lower than him his world collapses beneath him n he falls. "And like a thunderbolt he falls" The sun has symbolized God. And his closeness to the eagle. In this poem, the writer has used alliteration "lonely lands" when he wishes to emphasis the nature, its surroundings and beauty's. Followed by short verses. He uses metaphors and long lines to show how strong the bird appears to be. In addition, the eagle waits and watches alone from the mountain highs to catch his pray. in this poem there is a very intellectual skill, which is symbolizing the eagle as the God by saying that everything on the plant is beneath him first of all that is because nothing is possible to be near the sun because is very high and also hot. However, the poem is trying to tell us that the eagle is standing "close to the sun in lonely lands" and that the enormous sea is beneath him.
The Changing Urban Geography of the Inner East End and the City of London.
The Changing Urban Geography of the Inner East End and the City of London Tower Hamlets have been inhabited for 2000 years, with a detailed history going back to the Roman invasion of 43AD. The world famous Tower of London stands on the River Thames on the western boundary of the borough. It dates from the reign of William the Conqueror in the 11th century and in the past 900 years it has been used as a fortress, royal palace, zoo and state prison. Much of borough was marshland at this time. As London expanded and the pressure for development intensified, the land was gradually drained and reclaimed. A cluster of small communities was established, known locally as the hamlets around the tower - which is the origin of the borough's name. The area's population spread south from Spitalfields and Whitechapel as works to prevent flooding of the Thames allowed many new houses and wharves to be built at Blackwall, Poplar, Shadwell and Wapping. These areas grew as centres of shipbuilding and repair. Lime kilns to make mortar for the building industry were established, giving their name to Limehouse. The construction of Bow Bridge over the River Lee in Henry 1's reign improved access to the tide mills on the east bank. It wasn't until the 16th century that the area really began to thrive. During that century Whitechapel was a bustling suburb of London, becoming a centre for
Mr Blake's views on "upon Westminster bridge" I read Mr Wordsworth's poem. I was dismayed by his views on London
Joe Harrison 4NSR GCSE English literature "London" William Blake Mr Blake's views on "upon Westminster bridge" I read Mr Wordsworth's poem. I was dismayed by his views on London. I was horrified when I read the first line. "Earth has not anything to show more fair," I believed he would have experienced beautiful views since he was brought up in the Lake District. He obviously has not seen London in 1794. I have lived in London for many years of my life. I have seen people in poverty from the poorest parts of London to people in mansions the richest places. One day I was walking through the streets of London and it sprung upon me to write a poem. This is my view on the real London. I opened the poem with the line "I wonder through each chartered street" I used this word wandered to make it seem as if I was freely roaming the streets not knowing where I was or where I was going. As if I was lost down the back streets of London. Chartered street carry's the mark of changed and revolutionised London. All the streets seemed dull and grim and had something mysterious about them. My second line was on the same theme as the first line first from it id talking about the Thames! "Near where the chartered Thames does flow," in the first draft of this poem I wrote dirty Thames instead of "chartered Thames." I changed because I felt that it would have more effect. Everywhere is
Compare and Contrast "London" by William Blake and "Compose upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth.
Compare and Contrast "London" by William Blake and "Compose upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth. Which of these poem do you find more satisfying and why? "London" by William Blake was first published in 1794. Blake expresses his reactions and feelings of his witness of underprivileged citizens in the working class as he walks through the streets of "London" in the late 18th century. "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" is a sonnet that was written in 1802 by William Wordsworth. He portrays the attractive scene of the Thames and the city of London as he sees from the Westminster Bridge in the early morning. Both Blake and Wordsworth are Romantics poets; their poems express their attitude and critics towards their lives and surroundings. The two poets have expressed two extremely different points of view towards London. Blake has a pessimistic view of London. Under his pen, poor people are restricted, helpless and are under the control of the authorities. He has successfully offers an impression of the hardship, sorrow and misery of the city. It is also implying that the people would not be able to find their way out in such darkness and could never change their fate which has reinforced the theme. As mentioned, "London" is expressing the disunity of London and therefore has been deliberately divided into four stanzas and each of them is telling a
To what extent is it evident through the poetry of William Blake that he hated tyranny and celebrated liberty?
To what extent is it evident through the poetry of William Blake that he hated tyranny and celebrated liberty? William Blake was born in 1757, during a period of great change in western political ideas. The poor had begun to realise that they did not have to live as serfs under the rich, and were breaking free of these old bonds, The main examples of this being The French revolution in 1792 and the American Revolution in 1775, both now considered as some of the most important events in history. Blake was a great supporter of these movements, and believed that the same should happen in England. This is why many of the Aristocracy at the time considered Blake a threat to their comfortable way of life. The tiger in Blake's most famous poem is said to represent the French Revolution, 'What immortal hand or eye, can frame thy fearful symmetry?' he writes, making clear his view of the power and greatness of this movement. Although Blake didn't go as far in his protests as the French, he is very subversive in his views the ruling classes in his poetry, although he uses well known symbols and metaphors to voice his criticism. An excellent of this is his poems 'The Shepherd' in which the sheep represent the population of England, who are able to live without the 'shepherd' - the king/government, but simply trust their leader to deal with administrative tasks and international affairs.
Impressions of the people and society Blake lived in.
GCSE Pre-1914 Poetry Coursework: Romantic Poets Impressions of the people and society Blake lived in. In this essay I will be exploring William Blake and the Romantic views expressed in his poems. Romanticism was an early and artistic way of looking at things which ended with Victorian age. Romantic's supported freedom of thought, movement and life style and were against oppression of any kind. Romantic's saw children as the future and were against child labour and the snatching of childhood. They saw the negative affect on life due to industry and viewed industrialisation as blameworthy for enslaving people and their 'masters' treated them badly. Romantics felt all people should have rights and be respected. Blake was a romantic born in 1757 and died in 1827; he was born into a time of a developing industrial revolution, in which he wasn't in favour of. He preached his romantic views in his poetry and painting. He had many views including his strong belief on the innocence of children, this caused him to hate all child labour and show disgust to the world he was living in. William Blake felt hatred towards groups of people that he felt forced oppression such as the church and the royals. He disliked the church even though he was a profoundly religious man and found his spiritual life inspired much of his writing and painting. Though he was a Christian, he didn't accept the
Compare and contrast the ways in which the two poems represent London - Blake's 'London'y and "Charter'd".
Will Taylor 12G1 ENGLISH ANTHOLOGY Compare and contrast the ways in which the two poems represent London. In Blake's 'London' the visual images portrayed give a vivid sense of melancholy and oppression. "Charter'd" is used in lines one and two to describe the Thames River to suggest that the river is trapped and restricted like the people in London. The same word is used to describe the streets of London, which means the streets are both regimented and futureless under the state suppression but also that they are claustrophobic and stifling. It also relates to "charters" which were given to cities or corporations, which granted them monopoly privileges, reducing the freedom of the people. The line "Every black'ning Church appalls" related to the corruption of the Anglican Church at the time, as it overlooked child exploitation and did not act. The blackness of the church is associated with the "Chimney-sweeper's cry" in the previous line. "The hapless soldier's sigh / Runs in blood down palace walls" refers to the British soldiers who were both agents for the monarchical oppression and were themselves victims of the oppression. It also relates to the war with France where soldiers were often close to mutiny because of their poor conditions. The "midnight streets" symbolise a darkness and concealed evil within the London night. 'London's "charter'd Thames" is a direct
William Wordsworth's 'composed upon Westminster Bridge ' and William Blake's 'London ' Provide very different images of London. Examine how these differences are conveyed.
William Wordsworth's 'composed upon Westminster Bridge' and William Blake's 'London' Provide very different images of London. Examine how these differences are conveyed. In London during the 1800s most poor young children used to get diseases by drinking water from the river Thames. This was because the people of London would throw there waste into it. Many poor children died of a disease called cholera that made them turn blue and spotty; it was carried through infected drinking water in the public water pumps. The lower classes were too poor to buy medicine from the doctors to cure themselves, so many died from illnesses that would not be serious today. There were no medicines given to children to stop them getting diseases like measles, mumps, whooping cough and polio. A large percentage of children died from these diseases. In poor areas of the inner cities, up to half the children born were dead before the age of five years. The poor people lived in terraced housing; this type of housing was usually very cramped for the large families. They did not have back gardens, and the streets between the houses were cobbled, with waste channels running along them. There was no water supply in the houses, so they had to walk to the local pump every day to collect water for their washing, cooking and cleaning. Also at the end of the alley was a communal "privy" which was the