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comparison between the 2 descriptions of London (Wordsworth and Blake)…
comparison between the 2 descriptions of London (Wordsworth and Blake)
London described by William Wordsworth
sonnet
London is described as "silent, bare" and very beautiful at the beginning of the day
atmosphere: balance, harmony
communion between man and nature
town = beautiful woman (personification)
imagination
London described by William Blake
London is described as a big and corrupted industrial city during the Industrial Revolution
social denunciation of the effects of industrialization
everywhere the poet saw sorrow and weakness, nothing of right, good and fair
no communion between man and nature
the society is clearly divided in two
the victims of this social exploitation
harlots
soldiers
chimney sweepers
the clergy and the nobility
atmosphere: sad, depressive, critical and angry
the people of the working class are characterized as frightened and weak
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