Each one of these poems reflects on different aspects of London. 'Upon Westminster Bridge', by William Wordsworth, describes the beauty and charm of the city; while the poem 'London', by William Blake, reflects on the crime and pverty within the city.

William Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge' is a sonnet with a very constant smooth flowing rhythm. Wordsworth often uses very soft sounds throughout the poem to emphasise his mood towards the city, such as

when he says, 'The river glideth at his own sweet will', which gives us,the reader, a sense of freedom and calmness about the city.

The poem begins by saying that London is the best thing that the earth has ever had to offer, and anyone who does not marvel at the site of London is unable to appreciate anything. In line three we get the image that London is so much higher abover everything when the poet says, 'A sight so touching in its majesty :' and that London is able to look upon eveything as inferior. In the next line the poet mentions the fog and mist when he says,

In the penultimate stanza we instantly notice an acrostic of the word 'hear' which could be linked back to the last line in the previous verse. The poem then continues,'Every blackening church appalls', which means that within the city even religion is not cared for or respected anymore as the churches are in need of repair.

city now doth, like a garment, wear,'

This poem starts by saying that everyone in London is restricted , as though everything has been planned out for the people, which gves us the reader a feel of hopelessness and of no escape. The writer then continues by describing the everyone he meets as miserable and weak due to the atmosphere of London, and also the reader may feel that he is unfriendly when the writer says, 'And mark in every face i meet,', here the writer is not actually meeting them but staring at them as they walk by. The writer also repeats the word 'mark' three times in the space of two lines, this is because he is emphasising how depressing the city is, by using such a harsh sounding word.

The poet then goes on to say that London is a place not just of buildings, but of green lush fields and cle

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Approximate Word count = 775
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)