Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words).
I wander thro’ each charter’d street, Near where the charter’d Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man, In every Infants cry of fear, In every voice: in every ban, The mind-forg’d manacles I hear
London by William Blake
Answer : The theme of the poem “London” is an indictment of English society, the monarchy, the church, and the law. In this poem, Blake addresses the ways in which these institutions affect and repress daily life in London.
