The Speaker’s Journey
The Speaker’s Journey
In “London”, a first-person speaker walks through the city and records the suffering he encounters. The movement from streets and faces to cries, institutions and family life makes oppression seem widespread rather than confined to one individual.
Step-by-step lessons on Oxford AQA IGCSE English Literature 2.1.1 London by William Blake. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.