英美文学London-William Blake.pptVIP

LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO LOGO —William Blake Group members：Kiwi Eudora Lesley Maia Jackie I wander thro’1?each charter’d street2, Near where the charter’d?Thames?does flow, And mark3?in?every face I meet Marks3?of weakness, marks of woe4. 1 thro’s: through; 2 charter’d street: a street which is pre-empted as private property. 3 mark: here the first one is a verb, which means notice; the second one is a noun, which means a sign. 4 woe: great sorrow; In every cry of every Man, In every Infant’s5?cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban6, The mind-forg’d?manacles7?I hear. 5 infant: new born baby; 6 ban: an order that officially forbids something; 7 The mind-forg’d manacles : The chains that were painstakingly devised and made by the ruling class. How the Chimney-sweeper’s8?cry9 Every black’ning10?Church?appalls11; And the hapless12?Soldier’s sigh13 Runs in blood down Palace walls. 8 chimney-sweeper: a person whose job is to sweep the chimney; 9 cry: (old use) announce (goods etc.) for sale by calling out; Hapless: 10 black’ning: blackening; 11 appall: deep shock; 12 hapless: unhappy, unfortunate; 13 Soldier’s sigh: referring to the tragic lives of disarmed solders, one visualizes blood running down on the walls of the palace. But most14 thro’ midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot’s?curse15 Blasts16?the new born Infant’s tear, And blights17?with plagues18?the Marriage hearse19. 14 most: most of all; 15 curse: word or words to express anger, hate, etc.; 16 blast: (used to express annoyance) ruins, destroys; 17 blight: causes growth to cease in ruins; 18 plague: any deadly infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people or animals; 19 hearse: a large car that carries the coffin at a funeral. London Contents An Introduction to William Blake Background Information of London An Appreciation of London (28 November 1757?– 12 August 1827) He was an Englis