Mr. Blake’s views on Upon Westminster Bridge :: Westminster Bridge Poetry Essays

Mr. Blakes views on Upon Westminster Bridge I read Mr Wordsworths poem. I was dismayed by his views on London. Iwas dismay when I read the first line. Earth has not anything toshow more fair, I believed he would have experienced beautiful viewssince he was brought up in the Lake District. He obviously has notseen London in 1794. I have lived in London for many years of my life.I have seen people in poverty from the poorest parts of London topeople in mansions the richest places. One day I was walking throughthe streets of London and it sprung upon me to write a poem. This ismy view on the real London. I opened the poem with the line I wonderthrough each rent street I used this word wandered to drive it seem as if I was freely roamingthe streets not knowing where I was or where I was going. As if I waslost down the back streets of London. charter street carrys themark of changed and revolutionised London. All the streets seemed speechlessand grim and had something mysterious abou t them.My second line was on the same theme as the first line first from itid talking about the ThamesNear where the chartered Thames does flow, in the first draft ofthis poem I wrote dirty Thames instead of chartered Thames. Ichanged because I felt that it would have more effect. Everywhere isdirty in London, but I am trying to say that everywhere is dull andgrim also as you are walking through the streets it is like deja vu.One of the most distinct things about London is how the people lookand feel. My future(a) two lines are,And mark in every face I meet marks of weakness marks of woeAs l walked though the streets I could see no one was smiling. Iactually felt sorry for some people. Nearly every person I met lookedill or suffered from malnutrition referable to over working, low income, nofood and poor living space. I used this stanza to emphasize my viewsand to make it sound more obvious, to paint a conceive of in the readersmindIn every cry of everyman this next stanza is ve ry strong andmeaningful. A crying man is not often heard. Unless he is downstairs realdistress. Suffering is a very big theme in the street of Londoneverywhere you walk you can see it in the stanza, I started the firstthree lines with in every to emphasize my point.