1. LO: to explore how London has changed over time.
How would you describe London? What images do you think should be in a poem called London?

2. What does Lily sing about? Make a note of the things you hear.
LND – Lily Allen
What does Lily sing about?
Make a note of the things you hear.

3. Context – London 1800s
What kind of London is William Blake (the poet) describing?
This was written in the 1800s.
What do you know about this time in history?
What would life be like for these people?

4. London by William Blake
I wander through each chartered* street, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. *chartered = sold/rented/owned

5. What can he hear?
In every cry of every man, In every infant’s cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban, The mind-forged manacles I hear;

6. Who is he describing? Are they rich or poor?
How the chimney-sweeper’s cry Every black’ning church appalls, And the hapless soldier’s sigh Runs in blood down palace walls.

7. Harlot = tart How does he describe marriage?
But most through midnight streets I hear How the youthful harlot’s curse Blasts the new-born infant’s tear And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.

8. Rhyme Scheme
When you are looking at a rhyme scheme (or pattern) in a poem, you label each line with a letter. a
I wander through each chartered* street,
Near where the chartered Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe. b a b