William Blake is the author of “London”.
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The word “chartered ” carries loaded meanings in the poem “London”. What are the connotative meanings of it?
A. “Charted” is connected with commerce.
B. “Charted” is associated with “cheating”.
C. The word “chartered” is reiterated in Line 1 and Line 2 t to emphasize the fact that the streets and rivers are owned by the wealthy, privileged, and upper class.
D. The word “chartered” can help readers recall the Charted Companies which enjoyed privileges within the government of the city.
Why is the church described black’ning in the poem “London”?
A. The church is a warm place where the boy sweepers can feel secure.
B. The adjective “black’ning” reflects the brutality of the church.
C. It reflects the complicity of church in the exploitation of child-labor along with expanding commerce of early capitalism.
Ezra Pound is regarded as the leader of the school of poetry called Romanticism.
Wallace Stevens is the author of the well-known imagistic poem “The Red Wheelbarrow”.