The document appears to be notes and discussion points about William Blake's poem "London". It includes summaries of each stanza, definitions of key words, analysis of poetic devices used, and discussion questions about themes related to poverty, social class, government control and the human condition that Blake was commenting on in his portrayal of 18th century London. There are also references to Jean-Jacques Rousseau's social philosophy and comparisons made between Blake's London and the modern city.

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Do you know this place?
Have you ever been there?
What was your impression?
What areas did you like best/least?
A song.... A video...

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Guess What....

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ST. Mary Axe street
Angel alley
Goring street
Wapping street
Gresham Street
Creechurch Street
Watch the video again and rearrange the streets in the right order
What kind of building is the one in
the picture?
Why do you think it is particularly
marked?
Cinnamon Street

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Listen to the poem again and find out what the images refer to

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What does the
illustration add to
the poem?
"London" illuminated

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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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
Rearrange the
lines in the correct
order forming 4
stanzas
What elements
helped you?

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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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
Find out the meaning of the
highlighted words with the help
of a dictionary
Is there a rhyming scheme in
the poem?
If yes, can you point it out?

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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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
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Can you spot any
sounds devices?
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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.

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"Chartered" is one of the
most frequently used
words in the poem. What
does it mean?
Compare your ideas with
those of an American
professor, Dr Jonas
Prida.
How many meanings
does he mention?
Comment on the effect the repetion
of "every" creates

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See Hear Feel Smell Taste
Identify words referring to
each sense in the poem
What is the preavailing one/s?
Do they occur separately or
do they mingle?
Do we get any insight from that?
Find out where and how sounds change
into something else.
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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.

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Number 4
How many occurrences of this
number can you spot in the poem?
What about its symbolic value?
4 stanzas
4 lines in each
stanza 4 stresses in
each line
A man­made prison made up of four
walls
economic power
political power
religious authority
family

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+
+ =
How is the equation
related to the poem?
Match the pictures with the
metaphors from the poem
chartered streets/Thames
blackening church
blood running palace walls
marriage hearse
+

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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.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind­forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney­sweeper's cry
Every blackening church appals,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace­walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new­born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.

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"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains"
What Jean­Jacques Rousseau meant is that government, social class, wealth and
poverty are man­made prisons in which people trap each other. In the "state of
nature" to which we are all born, those things do not exist. Remember that in his
day there were no democracies to speak of. People everywhere were ruled by
absolute monarchs whose word was law.
Jean­Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract' published in 1792

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Match each of these people to the
sounds they are associated with
sigh
cry
curse
cry

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Comment on the issues
from the poem in your
own words

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A bit of history

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....and of social life

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How is modern London different from
Blake's one?

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Would you like to know more about William Blake ?

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Critical essays
The invisible worm
Analysis
Lethargica

26. Allegati
London.docx