Optimism and Pessimism in London Literature
Two intelligent people can see the same thing yet perceive it differently based upon their attitudes. Many look at the ugliness of London and reveal in it while others compare it to beauty as a counterpoint. London in the eighteen hundreds was not a pleasant setting and authors treat it differently through imagery, tone, and diction in "London, 1802" by William Wordsworth and William Blake's "London".
Authors' use imagery to depict certain aspects and characteristics of a certain time period and use the language to appeal to the senses. …
