Comparing the Poets' Use of Language To Present Their View of London in Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by Wordsworth and London by Blake

One way that Blake uses to convey his anger on what he sees is through

Compare and contrast the attitudes and values of the two speakers of the poems and how the poets have used language to convey these between “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvel and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning

In “London” by William Blake the grunge, and domineering nature of a city engaged in a transformation of industry, is articulated through the setting. London of the poem, and the 1700s and 1800s, was griped by a sense of overwhelming entrapment in the mechanical comings and goings of industry. This massive shift is expressed through the stark nature of the setting, and the speaker’s awareness of a sense of confinement, and malaise in the face of great progress. Blake’s choices in the portrayal of industrialized London, is one aimed to express the overwhelming battle between machinery, and flesh in a city gripped by the throws of revolution.

In William Blake’s poem London and William Wordsworth Composed upon Westminster Bridge, the authors use my figurative language techniques such as, These two creators see the city of London by saying that it's not a constructive case and by saying it is a constructive case to individuals by utilizing symbolism, exemplification, and non-literal dialect. William Blake's (1757-1827) "London" written in 1792 is an overwhelming picture of a general public in which all souls and bodies were caught, misused and infected. The lyric is a staggering and succinct political examination, conveyed with energetic outrage, uncovering the perplexing associations between examples of proprietorship and the decision belief system, the way all human relations are

The style and the language of “London, 1802,” show how Wordsworth extended the range of his emotions critically by learning to control the syntax while changing his verse forms. Unlike “Chicago”, “London, 1802” poem is written in Pentameter system where the writer can break words

      The point of view in which Blake employs to London is significant to the understanding

Comparing London by William Blake and Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth William Blake was born in London in 1757. He was taught by his mother at home, and became an apprentice to an engraver at fourteen. In addition to poetry Blake spent much of his time painting. Blake lived on the edge of poverty and died in neglect.

Blake and Wordsworth each wrote a heartfelt poem about London, England. The poems were written about the same physical location, however, the perception and the visuals seem to be completely different. Blake recalls tears, fear, cursing, and plagues, while Wordsworth portrays London as being pure, majestic, and free. The two poets were not more than ten years apart, and I could not find valid research that confirmed whether they knew each other or not, so I am going to give them both credit for their imagination and perception of creating two different Londons.

William Blake and William Wordsworth both write about London in their poems. “Composed Upon Westminster bridge” and “London” both portray London differently during the industrial revolution. Blake writes about the negative aspects of London while Wordsworth on the other hand writes about the positive aspects of London. Although these poems portray London differently, they do so by the use of similar methods. The methods they use to portray London are exaggeration, use of the five senses, and personification.

The Klondike Gold Rush was a very intense and difficult time that took place in the late 1800s. One of the men who traveled north in search of gold is an author named Jack London. Jack London had quite a bit of experience with nature, so he has written many stories on nature and man’s experience with nature. Based on the stories that Jack London has written, it is clear that he has a very distinct style of writing. His style of writing is often described as poetic. He achieves his poetic style of writing by his use of realism. Realism also helps him develop his themes.

As this question states, William Wordsworth’s poetry demonstrates “nature poet,” “real language of men,” “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings,” and “emotion recollected in tranquility.” The first is the easiest to indemnify. In Wordsworth’s poem "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood", there are several lines that depict nature. An example is the line, “The Rainbow comes and goes, / And lovely is the Rose.” (Wordsworth 10 – 11). In the preface to Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth defines “real language of men” as a line or a sequence of lines that are written in “the language of prose” rather than the poetic metre normally associated with poetry (Preface to Lyrical Ballads n.d.). An example of this would be

London is a city of many faces. Through the writing of these two famed authors, William Blake and William Wordsworth, they both manage to effectively illustrate the two very different views on London. Blake shows us the dark and twisted side of London facing poverty and oppression, while Wordsworth highlights the bright, peaceful, and beautiful aspects of London. The two poets write their contrasting views by using tones, imagery, and senses; can open the reader's eyes to change and how quickly it can happen.

William Blake and his works have been discussed all his life and he always portrayed them in is poetry. It is his experiences and disgust with London society in the late 18th century .

There were many literary genres, some that grew from others or that prospered for opposing other genres. The late eighteenth century was the introduction to a new literary movement called Romanticism. Many poets of this time used a great deal of personal experiences to create emotions and connections with the readers. Romanticism was a genre influenced by the French Revolution and rejection of the Enlightenment period of this time. Social and political norms were set to change and these writers took it upon themselves to influence their readers to these new ideas. William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, and John Keats are leading examples of the successfulness and relativeness of this genre.

A Comparison Between William Wordsworth's Upon Westminster Bridge and William Blake's London The English Romantic period spanned between 1789 and 1824. This period was not so-called until the mid 19th century when readers began to see six different poets as part of the same movement. These poets were William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Shelly and John Keats.