“London” by William Blake uses repetition to emphasize the state of the society in London. The speaker is criticizing the government and the monarchy of England by showing how the people are affected by their actions. Through repetition, the author highlights how it is truly everybody who is suffering at this time. The second verse of this poem, “In every cry of ever Man/ In every Infants cry of fear/ In every voice: in every ban/ The mind-forg’d manacles I hear”, repeats the words “in every” to emphasize the status of the lower class and how they are struggling due to the state of their…