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... The two poets, William Blake (1757-1827) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850) lived roughly in the same time period, give or take 10 years. ... Blake’s poem, “London”, describes the city in a very negative and unflattering tone. Wordsworth’s “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”, in contrary, gives more of an idealistic, superficial and spiritual view of London. ... William Blakes “London” was written in four, four line stanzas. ... Each verse of the Blake poem attacks a different aspect of London. In the poem, Blake expressed a lot of concern for the appalling life of London’s people, especially the poor. It is clear that Blake found London a very corrupt and immoral place. Many sources have mentioned that, “Blake adopts a realistic, even pessimistic view of the city. ...
Along with the structure of the poems, Blake and Wordsworth used different symbols to express their ideas to the reader. Wordsworth showed his feelings for London in a figurative way. ...
William Blakes poem, however, expressed his feelings in a more abstract style. ...
Wordsworths poem doesn’t talk about the politics of London like Blake’s.
Approximate Word count = 856
Approximate Pages = 3.4
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