Comparing the Poems City Jungle by Pie Corbett, London by William Blake and Londinium by Catatonia "City Jungle" by Pie Corbett, "London" by William Blake and "Londinium" by Catatonia are poems that share the same theme: cities and city life. They each have negative opinions of cities and similar themes and messages, that cities are unpleasant. The poems are however, vastly different in their style; "City Jungle" has a fun atmosphere, whereas "Londinium" and "London" have depressing atmospheres
Introduction There are many things that shape a city such as culture, demand, and the vision of the city from the designer, but none are more instant and long lasting then disasters. London is one city that in this it is apparent and thus it is the topic for this essay. In order to demonstrate that the impact that disasters have on a city are the greatest shaping tools, I will focus of the Great London fire of 1666 and the Great Stink of 1858 and compare them to the Industrial revolution of 1760
The first industrial revolution, evolved in London, allowed many advances in many scopes for the British capital. Actually, those upheavals give her the access to the world’s market, her power spread worldwide, its networks of influence never stopped extending. Now, those stamps pin down London. That’s why, today, London is considered as Europe’s capital, London is a global city, attracting nowadays diverse strategic activities. Firstly, London is a big economic place, contracting the most influential
Great Fire of London On the evening of September 2, 1666, a vast conflagration began in the great city of London, causing an amount of destruction that was neither predictable nor irreversible. As this dreadful disaster unfolded, hundreds of buildings, residences, and shelters were demolished. As London recovered, a wide variety of changes that were made affected the long term layout of the streets, homes, and businesses. An extensive analysis of London before the Great Fire, while the city was set ablaze
Comparing Blake's London, Wordsworth's Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd 1802 and Johnson's Inglan is a Bitch Blake's disapproval of changes that happened in his time comes in his poem "London". For instance, the narrator in "London" describes both the Thames and the city streets as "chartered," or controlled by people only interested in making money. He also refers to "mind-forged manacles" whereby he comments on how the authorities try to stop pioneers in such thoughts like
How London is Portrayed in Composed upon Westminster Bridge and London William Wordsworth's poem, "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" written in 1904 looks at the positive side of London city and it natural Beauty. Whereas William Blake wrote the poem, "London" in 1794, the poem is negative towards authority and politics. The theme of the two poems is the city of London and how different people preserve it. "All bright and glittering in the smokeless air" (line 8) is a romantic view
As once posted on Funky, a blog about the latest news, "Fire from the heart of London spreads through the blood of it's veins, making history from ashes" (“Metaphor…” quote #6). In 1666, the Great Fire of London destroyed and turned everything in its path to ashes and is remembered as one of the most historical devastations of Great Britain. The September fire lasted approximately four days. There are a number of different reasons why this fire was so destructive including a lack of response, building
Liverpool is the count seat of Merseyside and it is a second (after London) biggest seaport of northwestern England. Liverpool is an English city which is known all over the world by the fact that it’s a birthplace of famous The Beatles. This fact makes the city an attractive place for all The Beatles fans. There are The Beatles Museum and John Lennon Airport - one of the fastest growing airports in Europe. Also Liverpool is a birthplace of two famous football clubs such as Liverpool FC and Everton
poem, London. William Blake in his poem “London” uses repetition, rhyming and imagery to portray the horrors that the speaker describes about the city of London, England. William Blake uses repetition throughout the poem in multiple circumstances. The first time he uses repetition is in the first and second lines of the first stanza. Blake repeats the term “charter’d” to describe both the street and the Thames River. Both being described in this way makes the audience have the idea that London is
A Comparison of London by William Blake, and Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth Both "London" by William Blake, and "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" by William Wordsworth are written about London, and were written within ten years of each other, but both have contrasting views of what they believe London is like. They express their ideas by using different poem styles and techniques. They are both very effective and create vivid
The city of London is the capital of England and the most populated city in Britain with a population of 8.788 million (2016) and a population density of 4,542 inhabitants per square kilometre. London is also the first city to host the modern summer Olympics three times (1908,1948,2012). (The Times of India London Olympics 2012, 2012). Although London is the most frequent city to host the games, there is still debate on whether it was a smart move by the government to host the Olympics. Throughout
London is a great place for travel, history simply coming to life when you're walking down its streets. The city has been through so much and is now the capital of the world's greatest empire. It offers a wide range of attractions and historic/ cultural opportunities for family vacations. A family trip here would benefit everybody with the experience and education that we would treasure for the rest of our lives. To start off the trip, the total is $6488.00 which includes the round flight, lodging
suspension-bascule-draw bridge that spans the Thames River of London, England. Breaking ground in 1884, the bridge strongly embodies Victorian art design, with classical British influences and aspects of the Christian Church. The bridge has since become a symbol of London and the nation itself, being a famous tourist destination for those visiting the United Kingdom, whilst standing as a persona of the massive leap in bridge design and engineering. Cutting through the London suburbs and business districts, the Thames
The horrors which prevail in a poem such as William Blake’s ‘London’ are portrayed through its form and meter as well as a number of specific techniques designed to encompass the senses and play on the mysteries of the human mind. Through the use of repetition, constant references to sound and extravagant metaphors, Blake manages to successfully explore the darkness within a specific location- the streets of 18th century London. The poem follows a sequence of rhyme in an iambic tetrametric format
The great fire of London arguably left a far greater mark on the city of London when compared to the plage. Just hit by the plague of sixteen sixty-six London was in a time of recovery, unfortunately a year later they were hit again by another natural disaster. A fire that left four hundred and thirty-six acres of land destroyed, over eighty churches burned to the ground, thirteen thousand houses demolished, sixty-five people displaced and six deaths, not including other related deaths. The fire
London in the seventeenth century was a city filled with people, homes and buildings constructed of wood, and narrow roads. However, on the evening of September 2 this played a large part in a disastrous occurrence that would change London forever. In 1666 Thomas Farrinor, a baker, unsuccessfully extinguished his oven causing the Great fire of London to burn from September 2 to September 6, leaving thousands of London’s citizens homeless and churchless. On the dry summer night of September 2, 1666
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON OF 1666 The Great Fire of London of 1666 that was started by Thomas Farrinor’s bakery caused the destruction of 80 percent of London and led to the creation of insurance and firefighting companies. The fire marked a time of rebirth for the British capital since the city had to rebuild entirely. The fire was quite an interesting event owing the fact that it caused such an extreme amount of destruction and took the lives of only six people. Londoners remember the seventeenth
stars. A blanket of darkness sweeps over the city and the natural lights that hang in the sky switch on one by one. The luxury cars start to come out of the darkness and the city comes back to life after the brief moment when everything stops. It’s the only moment when everyone is just rushing to get home to their warm loving families, their spouses and the home made food that they have prepared. This is the great city of London right? It’s the great city where
pride and perseverance, as London became a city full of active resistors to the Nazi forces. This change would be prompted from a variety of sources, including Winston Churchill, the media, as well as the emergence of inspirational symbols. St. Paul's Cathedral is undoubtedly the most powerful of these symbols, becoming a timeless image associated with the Blitz, encapsulating sentiments of hope and courage. LONDON THROUGH THE BLITZ The Campaign The Blitz on London started on September 7, 1940
Buckingham Palace is best known as a residence of the British monarchs located in the City of Westminster. Today, the palace is the administrative headquarters of the Monarchs. It was originally built for the Duke of Buckingham in the early 18th century and has been in a private ownership for at least 150 years. However, during the 19th century, the Palace was enlarged by two British architects, John Nash and Edward Blore. Only few additions to the Palace were made in the late 19th and early 20th