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1			Reread the annotated version of the poem, "London" using this link. Were you surprised to learn that the word "chartered" in "I wander through each chartered street, / Near were the chartered Thames does flow," was originally written as "dirty"? What other elements of pollution and contamination do you notice in Blake's poem "London"?
2			View Blake's original illustration for "London" on this link to the Tate Gallery's interactive exhibit of William Blake's art. Roll your mouse or arrow over the image to read pop-up notes about the imagery. What do you notice about the colors Blake used to illustrate his poem? What does the image suggest to you?