London by William Blake - Language and structure of the poem

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Language and structure of the poem

  • The structure of the poem is in the form of Repetitive Structure
  • The poem is written in quatrains - Stanza of four lines each
  • The rhyming scheme of the poem is ABAB
  • Repetition is the key point in the poem
  • The repetition of words, rhyming scheme and the stanza structure reflects how the life of suffering is repetitive and inescapable
  • There is no relief from this suffering because it's a result of the choices of those in powerful positions - they are the only people who could do something about it
  • Stanza one and two focuses on the people who are suffering
  • Stanza three explores the cause of suffering - highlights the church, industrialization, landowners, monarchy and the government
  • The final stanza returns to those who are suffering again
  • By ending with the same topic as the poem began with - implementing a cynical, repetitive structure - which once again highlights the inescapable fate of those in the city.

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