This memory aid covers Memory Aid within London (Blake) for GCSE English Literature. Revise London (Blake) in Power and Conflict Poetry for GCSE English Literature with 10 exam-style questions and 16 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 12 of 15 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.
🧠 Memory Aid
Remember Blake's three targets with "C-C-M": Church (black'ning, hypocrisy), Crown (soldier's blood on palace walls), Money (chartered streets and river). And the one idea that ties them: the "mind-forged manacles" — power that traps the mind, not just the body.
Practice questions for London (Blake)
In Blake's poem 'London', what does the word 'chartered' most closely mean?
Identify ONE structural or formal feature Blake uses in 'London' and explain how it contributes to the poem's meaning. (2 marks)