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London
&
Tissue
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Similarity
Criticise material wealth and inequality
London
symbols of wealth and power are criticised
the
monarchy and the church
are
criticised
as
valuing their wealth above the lives of the people
'black'ning church appalls'
churches
traditionally represent holiness and divinity
adjective
'black'ning'
has connotations of
evil and corruption
suggesting the
church is becoming corrupt
and has
failed to do their duty to protect their people
reminds us of
the orphans that were forced to be chimney sweeps
could also
refer to soot from the Industrial Revolution
Blake was a
Romantic poet
- movement who
championed nature and despised authorisation
could imply that
the Industrial Revolution and humanity's removal from nature
has caused
corruption of man
'runs in blood down palace walls'
metaphor
seems to reference the
literature convention of blood symbolising guilt
argues the
deaths and suffering of the poor
is the
responsibility of the royals
seems to reference the
French Revolution
implies Blake
wants change to his society
London was
published during the 'reign of terror'
- the revolution
symbolised how the disenfranchised and oppressed could seize power from the privileged
Tissue
'fly our lives like paper kites'
verb
'fly'
implies that
money has power greater than us
and that
if we allow it
, money will
rule our lives
this seems to
criticise the importance placed on monetary transactions
and their
control of our lives
the noun phrase
'paper kites'
likens human life to paper
this suggests a
sense of fragility to life
which
urges us to consider what is really important
imagery of a
'kite'
-
held onto rather than being allowed to fly
argues
people are restricted by money
and we
would be freer if we broke away and ensured greater equality
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Difference
Acceptance vs. Solution
Tissue
enjambment & free verse
these loose structural forms argue that
freedom can be found even within a restrictive institution
enjambment
unifies lines
showing her view that
humans should become unified and reject control
lack of much punctuation
can be seen as a
refusal to submit to control
light motif
'daylight break through [...] the shapes that pride can make'
light is used as a
symbol of truth and enlightenment
also has a
relation to God which presents it as omnipotent
light arguably
symbolises hope
that
humanity can break through and make a better future
suggest she
believes our ability to change is greater than the power of pride
imagery of
light
contrasts
'black'ning'
of London - implying there is
still hope in Tissue
allegory form
hidden meaning of
revealing the transience of life
Dharker believes we can
abandon our materialistic lives
to instead
focus on ourselves as people
poem ends with
direct address
'turned into your skin'
this seems to be a
call to the reader
to
take action and change themselves for the better
positive tone
entirely
contrasts London
London
cyclical structure
the
first and second stanzas focus on the impact on people
while the
third explores the source of the suffering
the
fourth goes back to the impact again
perhaps implying that
the affect on the people is endless
and will
continue to cycle
unless the
problems in the third stanza are addressed
'new-born infant's tear'
implies
nobody is exempt from the suffering
it is
engrained into the life cycle of London
so much that the
babies are born feeling the despair
the
carefree, joyful connotations
of
'infant'
should juxtapose the
sad, painful connotations
of
'tear'
instead they are
placed unnaturally close together
implying the suffering in London is
unnatural and wrong
'mind-forged manacles'
metaphorical handcuffs
create
imagery of prison and entrapment
seems to symbolise the
psychological imprisonment of the poor
and their
lack of free will to do anything about this
perhaps argues that
the suffering will be eternal
as the
upper-classes do not care
suggests the
suffering of the citizens has become internalised
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Similarity
Humanity's desire of control
Tissue
*'maps too [...] their borderlines'
noun
'borderlines'
can be both
concrete and abstract
'borderlines'
reflects
mankind's attempts to divide and limit nature
and
control it to suit their own
similarly to London where the
upper-classes attempt to control the poor in order to keep the status quo
symbolises how
they are a man-made creation
inflicted
with the intent of controlling people
'maps'
symbolise
power granted to countries
who have throughout history
created artificial borders to divide people
'the sun shines through'
extended metaphor
of
light representing nature
argues the
power of nature
is
strong enough
to
overwhelm human control
perhaps argues
control is unnatural
as it is so
easily defeated by nature
this
light motif
also has
religious ties
as
God is described in terms of light
in both Muslim and Christian
holy books
London
'chartered street'
'chartered Thames does flow'
use of
juxtaposition
adjective
'chartered'
suggests that the river is
under government control
shows
the extent that humans attempt to impose power
however
contrast
is created with the verb
'flow'
this emphasises how it is
impossible for humans to control nature
means the
government gave the wealthy exclusive rights to land and resources
, creating
monopolies
ABAB rhyme scheme
consistent
rhyme scheme along with
consistent use of iambic tetrameter
and the
consistent quatrains
this seems to
represent the constant control over the people
and their
lack of opportunity to break out of this