Summary
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Stanza 1
- The speaker is walking through the streets of London and notices something is amiss.
- He feels that every street and the Thames river is very constricted and confined.
- Everywhere he turns, he sees the faces of the poor who look weak, unhappy, tired and defeated.
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Stanza 2
- As the speaker continues travelling, he hear the voices of people everywhere.
- The speaker suggests that in evey cry of human being, be it young or old, he could hear imaginary handcuffs and iron chains.
- To him, the people are not free, both physically and mentally.
Stanza 3
- The speaker reflects on how the wealthy take advantage of the poor.
- Children were forced to be chimney-sweepers and citizens were forced to be soldiers to take part in the war, listening to the commands of the elite.
- This caused the lost of many innocent lives as the unfortunate soldiers' blood lies in the hands of the elite.
Stanza 4
- The poet hears the cries of newborn infants and the curse of youthful prostitutes in the midnight streets.
- The destruction of marriage symbolises the society's moral breakdown.
- As the speaker continues travelling, he hear the voices of people everywhere.
- The speaker suggests that in evey cry of human being, be it young or old, he could hear imaginary handcuffs and iron chains.
- To him, the people are not free, both physically and mentally.
Stanza 3
- The speaker reflects on how the wealthy take advantage of the poor.
- Children were forced to be chimney-sweepers and citizens were forced to be soldiers to take part in the war, listening to the commands of the elite.
- This caused the lost of many innocent lives as the unfortunate soldiers' blood lies in the hands of the elite.
Stanza 4
- The poet hears the cries of newborn infants and the curse of youthful prostitutes in the midnight streets.
- The destruction of marriage symbolises the society's moral breakdown.
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