[EAST LONDON][°]
[2.] Bethnal Green. An eastern suburb of London.
[4.] Spitalfields. A part of northeast London, comprising the parishes of Bethnal Green and Christchurch.
Image the scene. What is the purpose of the first four lines? Discuss l. 6. What is the import of the preacher's response? What are the poet's conclusions drawn in ll. 9-14?
[WEST LONDON][°]
[1.] Belgrave Square. An important square in the western part of London.
Tell the situation and the story of the poem. Why did the woman solicit aid from the laboring men? Why not from the wealthy? Explain ll. 9-11. What is the poet's final conclusion?
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