What's the method and significance of the last phrase 'marriage hearse'?
Oxymoron. Juxtaposes the joy of marriage with the misery of death. The message is that the powerful have destroyed the good things in life.
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What does 'chartered' mean?
Listed, regulated, planned, controlled, owned.
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What does the poem's structure symbolise?
The repetitive structure is symbolic of the inescapable suffering found in London. The rhyme scheme mimics the footsteps of the narrator walking around London.
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Where do we see anaphora in the poem? What is its significance?
In every (x3). This emphasises the huge scale of suffering in London. It is everywhere and it is inescapable.
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The line 'chartered Thames does flow' can be seen as ironic and satirical (/mocking) why is this?
The powerful want to control everything and turn everything into private property. But we can't truly control nature. It's a bit of an oxymoron.