contrasting two poems. These two poems are called Composed upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth and London by William Blake. Both poems are about London and are set in the late 1700’s / early 1800’s. The Structure of both poems are different‚ William Blake’s London Poem has 4 stanzas and an ABAB rhyming pattern. He also uses a lot of negative words such as rigid‚ harsh‚ aggressive tone. When Blake wrote his poem he must have been planned. He has 4 verses so it is like he is talking about
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Sweeper William Blake The Chimney Sweeper‚ by William Blake‚ has two versions. One‚ written in 1789‚ which is twice as long as the second‚ written in 1794. However‚ both versions paint a picture of how child labor was during the time; one having more of a somber side‚ while the other is more hopeful. None-the-less‚ both were very important writings and hit the culture hard enough to encourage a change. Blake did this by using powerful forms of word choice‚ imagery‚ and tone. Blake used many
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Looking at two or more poems by William Blake consider what makes these works Romantic. “Romanticism... is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world.” Blake was born into a state of social change an ‘Age of Revolution’ and his poetry certainly reflected his strong opinion of how society was being oppressed by political and cultural influences. He believed that the
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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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should have rights and should be respected. William Blake was no exception to this ideology. Being born in a time of expanding industrial revolution‚ Blake viewed industrialization as a curse for enslaving people‚ and allowing their masters to treat them badly. He also had strong views on seeing children as innocent. This caused him to hate child labor and show disgust to the world he was living in. It is no wonder then‚ that Blake preached his romantic views in his poetry
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Running head: Analysis of William Blake’s A Poison Tree (1794) Analysis of William Blake’s A Poison Tree (1794) Jayne Courtney Kendall Brandman University Abstract This analysis is going to explore each segment to better understand the meaning the author was trying to express and the lessons that we in these words that transcends through all ages. The exploration and analysis will look further in to what we can take away from this writing and lesson we can learn in order for our soul’s
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World Literature The Comparison of The Chimney Sweeper Poems by William Blake The Chimney Sweeper poems by English Poet William Blake are two poems that reflect the cultural realities of the 18th century in England. They are unfortunately real depictions of young people from down and out working class families who are trying to cling to any sign of hope. They are climbing up the chimneys of well-off families to clean the soot by hand‚ as society and the government watched unaffected. One
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“The Human Abstract” was written by William Blake in 1789 and published in Songs of Experience in 1794 as a pair to Songs of Innocence. Along with the other songs published in Experience‚ “The Human Abstract” delves into the duality of human nature with a mature and often despondent tone. First titled “The Human Image‚” the poem is a pair to “The Divine Image‚” which establishes four abstract virtues‚ Mercy‚ Pity‚ Peace‚ and Love‚ but also hints to Blake’s religious belief that God is within the
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2026). The audience is to speak the words. One type of spoken poem is the Lyric. In lyric form‚ the audience reads the speaker’s words in a singsong voice. William Blake’s poem‚ “The Lamb‚” reads as a call and response hymn. Blake used voice‚ sentence structure‚ and allusion to convey a message of innocence and reverence to God. Blake voiced his words through a child speaker in the poem titled‚ “The Lamb.” The child is a symbol for innocence and acts as a link between heavenly spirits and
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