Comparison between London and London 1802
Unfortunately, during early eighteen hundreds the world was experiencing many difficult and tragic moments. Poverty, living conditions, and human sufferings were all present in England during this time period. Since literature is a reflection of life, often authors remind us of those difficult and indelible moments through their works of literature. Although every author uses different methods and techniques in their writing, often they address the same subjects, themes, and allusions thing even though they approach it differently. Two writers that address the same problem but approach it differently in London during early 18th hundreds are William Blake and William Wordsworth. They use London as their poems title and similar and different literally elements to illustrate the same callous and grotesque situation in London during
From those two lines the readers get the message that the people of London are suffering and going through many hardship moments. In addition, to enforce his point he uses the reputation of "In every" in the second stanza to show how everyone is experiencing many obstacles in one way or the other. Furthermore, he shows how Milton was like a God to the people of London by comparing his soul to a star and his voice to the beach. Moreover, he goes and explains how important Milton was to this country and since his death London has been facing many problems. From line 5, "Marks of weakness, marks of woe" Blake introduces this sad tone which runs through out the Poem. From the first two lines "Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour:/ England hath need of thee: she is a fen," he introduces a hero that can safe England from a lot of troubles. In line two he uses personification when he says, "she is a fen. Like Blake, Wordsworth also uses a melancholy tone and a sad theme to show how London also is facing many problems during the early eighteen hundreds. William Blake uses a melancholy and mournful tone to show a time period where London was going through many problems. From those lines the reader can assume that many people are dying on the streets because of the situation they are in and this creates a dolorous theme. Also, it shows that the people of London desperately need him in order to become a more united city. The lines "Oh! raise us up, return to us again:/ And give us manners, virtue, freedom, and power," show that this individual is a symbol of unity and strength. In addition, Wordsworth creates a melancholy tone and a sad theme because this person who meant everything to the people of London is dead and as a result London is not the same anymore. Through the use of reputation, personification, imagery, tone, and theme the authors describe the same harsh situation even though they approach it differently.
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