The poem "London" was depressing. Throughout the entire poem, the unity of the lines is apparent through the dark diction such as "woe", "fear", "cry", "runs in blood", "Harlot's curse", "plagues" and "hearse". Whatever is going on in London, I would not want to be there during this time...
The first stanza discusses how the city of London is full of unhappy people. Then, the second stanza adds to the first by describing how in every aspect of the peoples lives, there is some sort of unhappiness. Now, the third stanza starts to describe the different types of people in the society. The chimney-sweepers, the church, and the soldier are all presented to the reader. Again, the theme of unhappiness is apparent through each character.The last stanza refers to the destruction of a family through a prostitute.
The only thing I am completely sure of in this poem is the evidence of unhappiness of the people in the city. I'm still confused as to what is going on and why the people are so unhappy and what exactly is driving the people to this universal unhappiness.
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