country ’s history. William Blake saw this increase of social injustice and was overwhelmed‚ so he began to write about this hypocrisy of social values that he felt was being carefully hidden from the mainstream. While most considered this unavoidable‚ child labor was a topic that they did not discuss openly in social groups. Blake wanted to change all of that. As a social critic‚ he wrote many poems condemning the hypocrisy between these two worlds‚ for example‚ "The Chimney Sweeper‚" "London‚"
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on “The Chimney Sweeper” William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper‚” written in 1789‚ tells the story of what happened to many young boys during this time period in England. Too often‚ boys as young as five years old were being sold for the soul purpose of cleaning chimneys because of their small size. Blake does an amazing job at effecting me with this poem because you can really feel the pain of the poor boy Tom in the poem. Even though I had never heard of Chimney Sweepers before‚ Blake made me
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William Blake poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ reveals the traumatic fate of a poor chimneysweeper whose mother died when he was very young. So‚ the father sold the lad (either because of the fact that he could not take care of him or for greed). It’s the poet’s imaginary quality that has clearly made the poem a blend between a wonderful dream and the actual reality of life. Besides this illustration between the realistic and picture perfect world the poem also beautifully explicates the joy and pain‚
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Philip Grassley Dr. Fussell ENGL-1202-16407 January 22‚ 2011 Summary/Response Journal Entry 1 William Blake’s poem “London” explains very concisely and effectively the sociological problems encountered in London back in the late 18th century. This poem is extremely important to the culture of 18th century Western culture as it called into question the morality and unintended effects of early capitalism with the combination of monarchical rule. It is important to note that this poem was written
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In William Blake’s poem‚ “the Chimney Sweeper‚” paradox‚ understatements‚ overstatements‚ and different forms of irony take place to tell the story of the young chimney sweeper. The speaker contradicts his placement as the chimney sweeper and how it affects his health if he were to or not to perform the task‚ “So if all do their duty the need not fear harm.” (24) The excerpt proposes paradox in that if the children were to not clean the chimneys‚ their masters would harm them but if they were to
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William Blake’s "The Chimney Sweeper" offers a graphic portrayal of a particular cultural aspect of England in the 1790s. By examining my interactions with the poem‚ I will attempt to analyse and contrast my own belief system against that which is presented in the text. Blake’s poem was initially very striking to me. While reading the first stanza‚ I was shocked and horrified by the imagery presented by the young narrator. I felt compelled to cry for the poor boy‚ and then became angry
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“London” by William Blake London‚ which consists of sixteen lines‚ is not just a description of William Blake’s birthplace but also a detailed poem of how the social status works in London. The poem is a devastating and concise political analysis delivered with passionate anger. It is revealing the complex connections between patterns of ownership and the ruling ideology‚ the way all human relations are inescapably bound together within a single destructive society. The reason why Blake wrote it was
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Mathew English 102-37 The Chimney Sweeper In the British Industrial Revolution child labor was next to free. Mothers were killing their bastard children in horrific ways and there were orphans by the thousands. In the poem The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake‚ I noticed the story talked of the life and conditions of orphans during this era. So I researched more about why they had to live like that. I Found that their country was going through the industrial revolution‚ families sold
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William Blake wrote ?The Chimney Sweeper?‚ in 1789. This poem tells the story of a young chimneysweeper and his dream. The analysis will cover the poem’s figurative language and it’s meanings and goals. Lines 1-4 The first line does not include any poetic element. It hit with the reality and the brutality of its meaning. The second line’s tone however is enough to be a verse "while yet my tongue". Blake‚ by omitting the first letter of the word sweep in the third verse‚ seemingly recreates the child’s
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“The Chimney Sweeper” In Williams Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Innocence the boy sees his situation through the eyes of innocence and does not understand the social injustice in his situation. “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Experience the speaker sees his injustice of the child and speaks against the people that left him behind. The different views in one poem enlighten the different views in the other poem. The thoughts that are expressed in Innocence contrast the thoughts expressed
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