LONDON

London

After reading William Wordsworths’ poem, “London, 1802” and William Blakes’ “London”, I tried to strip each down to its basic meanings. Each poem had similar meaning along with different characteristics. I looked at each poem in simplest text possible and got the same theme from each. From two points of view on London, it seems to be agreed, that during this time period, London was full of defeat and sorrow.
In breaking down the first poem, “London, 1802”, I first saw its general theme to be about England not being what it once was. Even the men of England have lost what they once were. The author writes to Milton. I do not know who this is, but can only assume that it was someone the author must have thought highly of. The reason for this is the way he tells him that England needed him. He then refers to him as if he had taken some godly path in life…possibly death. The last line was something that interested me as well. It says, “So didst tho...