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    Luthfia Nurrochma (A2B008058) Meylinda Rosa Putri (A2B008062) Novia Afriyani (A2B008067) BAB II ZAMAN ANGLO-PERANCIS 1. Pemerintahan Edward The Confessor dan Penaklukan oleh Normandia Edward The Confessor adalah seorang yang menetap di Perancis dan berdarah Normandia‚ maka ketika dia menjadi raja Inggris‚ dia mangangkat orang-orang Normandia dalam kedudukan tinggi. Dampak dari hal itu adalah setelah dia meninggal‚ Inggris berhasil ditaklukan oleh Normandia. Dia mewariskan kerajaan

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    Jessica Bologna AP English Lit. P. 4 In the two poems The Chimney Sweeper William Blake addresses the political issue presented at the time: the morality of the children sweepers. Blake attempts to describe the working conditions through two perspectives‚ one being through the eyes of an experienced chimney sweeper and the other through the eyes of the innocent. In the eyes of the experienced‚ the conditions described are explicit whereas the one through the eyes of the innocent are implicit

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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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    AN ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE AS A RESPONSE TO THE COLLAPSE OF VALUES TIMOTHY VINES∗ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience are a much studied part of the English canon‚ and for good reason. Blake’s work depicts a quandary that continues to haunt humanity today: the struggle of high-order humanity against the ‘real’ rationality and morals of institutionalised society. This essay seeks to explore both Blake’s literary reaction to the Enlightenment and the

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    narrator is a piper who is happily piping when he sees a child on a cloud. The child tells him to pipe a song about a lamb. He does so and the child weeps on hearing it. He then asks the piper to sing. He sings the same song and the child cries with joy when he hears it. The child then tells the narrator to write a book and disappears. The piper takes a reed to make a pen. With it he writes happy songs for children to bring them joy. This poem sets the tone for the entire sequence. It establishes the

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    Issue‚ Symbols‚ and Themes of Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” Poems During the seventeenth century‚ people in England substituted burning wood with coal to use their fireplaces to avoiding paying hearth taxes. The burning of coal left soot on the interior walls of the fireplaces that needed to be removed to keep the fireplaces clean. Homes would be polluted with fumes of the coal residue if the fireplaces weren’t cleaned regularly (“A History of Chimney Sweeping”). Since children were small enough

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    To What Extent Are William Blake’s Two Chimney Sweeper Poems‚ A Societal Protest Against Child Labour in 18th Century England? William Blake‚ born on November 28th 1775 in England‚ was one of England’s most renowned poets. His two most famous poetic collections are The Songs of Innocence‚ published in 1792‚ and The Songs of Experience‚ published in 1796; both pieces‚ highlight Blake’s distrust towards society’s institutions and a sympathy for the vulnerable who were mistreated. He often wrote

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    Literature Historical Strategy Reflected on “The Chimney Sweeper”             The narrative “The Chimney Sweeper” written by William Blake reflects history and the hardships that often occurred due to child abuse. This narrative has historical context‚ which makes the narrative interesting because it’s about a real life conflict. Blake wrote about what he saw when he looked outside his window‚ and the emotion it brought to him. As you read “The Chimney Sweeper” it is easy to visualize the way that these

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    Blaming Society in William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” William Blake‚ in his poem “Chimney Sweeper” tries to tell story of a boy that is affected by poverty and corruption. Through Songs of Innocence‚ Blake makes the world know about the situation of children in his time working as chimney sweepers. Through the eyes of children‚ the speaker asserts that they can be set free from the evils of society through hope‚ joy‚ and cheer that every child has towards God. The speaker is against society

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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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