London

London

By William Blake 1757–1827 William Blake                           

I wander thro' each charter'd street,

Near where the charter'd Thames does flow.

And mark in every face I meet

Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

 

In every cry of every Man,

In every Infants cry of fear,

In every voice: in every ban,

The mind-forg'd manacles I hear

 

How the Chimney-sweepers cry

Every blackning Church appalls,

And the hapless Soldiers sigh

Runs in blood down Palace walls

 

But most thro' midnight streets I hear

How the youthful Harlots curse

Blasts the new-born Infants tear

And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse

 

 

After reading the poem write down the following activity which is your informal assessment

 

The assessment

1. In your own words summarise the poem by writting what the poem is talking about.

2. Write down the theme of the poem.

3. write doown how does the poem afffect tour emotions.