The Use Of Tone In William Blake's London

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Tone is the general personality that a reader obtains from reading a narration, in the case of William Blake’s “London,” there is a dark and pompous tone. The author fashions this tone by providing gloomy images of agony and fear surrounding the faces of individuals throughout the London streets. Blood flowing down the palace walls, a baby’s cry halted by the cursing of a common prostitute, and the tears of the chimney sweepers oblivious to the church- each of these images surround a horrific time in London, allowing the shadow of sadness to creep its way into the reader. Blake uses personification to abstractly grasp the emotion of the people of London during a time of great war and famine.