A Comparison of Poems About London

A Comparison of Poems About London

'London', by William Blake, and William Wordsworth's untitled poem,

composed on Westminster Bridge, are two different poems written with

different styles and techniques to portray their feelings towards

London. They are both written in the romantic era and are very

passionate in the way they convey their (as both are written in first

person) differing opinions on London. Wordsworth's sonnet shows all

the positive points and that in his opinion London is an admirable

place. However, Blake speaks of a much bleaker London, which contrasts

greatly in opinion. Rather than writing his poem on opinion, he uses

fact to inform and protest against what he feels is wrong with the

city.

Wordsworth's sonnet is fourteen lines long, each consisting of iambic

pentameters, ten syllables to a line. This structure shows it as a

sonnet, which are always considered as love poems, hence showing his

love for London. It also allows there to be a constant flowing rhythm

throughout. However there is a slight...