In the poems that were shown to us in class, the one that spoke to me the most was “London” by William Blake and its exceptional use of allusion. Allusion is a literary device used to refer to an idea, a person, or an event within non-fiction. The idea that is being referred to in this instance is the incessant use of child labour during 18th-century London. To give an example, this line explicitly uses allusion to portray its message: “How the Chimney-sweepers cry / Every blackening Church appalls” (lines 9-10). This quote refers to those who took up chimney sweeping by name. The…