William Blake (1757-1827)

London

              1I wander thro' each charter'd street,

              2Near where the charter'd Thames does flow,

              3And mark in every face I meet

              4Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

              5In every cry of every Man,

              6In every Infant's cry of fear,

              7In every voice, in every ban,

              8The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.

              9How the Chimney-sweeper's cry

            10Every black'ning Church appalls;

            11And the hapless Soldier's sigh

            12Runs in blood down Palace walls.

            13But most thro' midnight streets I hear

            14How the youthful Harlot's curse

            15Blasts the new born Infant's tear,

            16And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.

1. Review TP CASTT notes on how to find a theme in a poem.

2. Copy and paste the "London" onto your laptop; you will create a hypertext on the poem by answering the questions below.

3.  Analyze three examples of diction, three pieces of imagery, and the rhyme to identify the tone of the poem

“woe” grief

“manacles” restriction

“hearse” death

“In every cry of every Man” auditory

“How the Chimney-sweeper's” auditory

“Runs in blood down Palace walls” visual

Rhyme

ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH

4. Based on the evidence in #3, state the tone of the poem

The speaker feels sorry for the people of London and he is angry at the institution.

5. Using the TP CASTT, how to find theme link as a model, identify the theme in the poem.

The theme of the poem is humanity is flawed and they bring problems to themselves.