Contrasting “The TYGER” and “The Lamb” Blake contrast the ideas of “THE TYGER” and “The Lamb” in his poems through the use of evident symbolism‚ changing the tone‚ and subtle metaphors. To contrast the poems “The Lamb” and “THE TYGER”‚ William Blake has many examples of symbolism. In “The Lamb”‚ Blake uses the lamb to symbolize God’s children and his son‚ Jesus. The lamb is being symbolized that God created mankind and that humans are his children. People are the lamb for him to watch over‚ “He
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“The Tyger” by William Blake‚ has a theme of how powerful curiosity is. The tone is ‘curious’ and ‘in wonder’ as well‚ Blake shows the tone and theme by an obvious use of syntax and similes. Moreover‚ Blake writes about how wonderful God is for making the tyger‚ and how powerful he must be. Blake writes in short sentences‚ with either question marks or exclamations at the end. He also uses similes and metaphors about how he thinks God made such a majestic creature. Continuing the thought of Blake’s
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the multiple works of Blake‚ Wordsworth‚ and Shelley amongst others can be significantly altered dependant on perspective. Ideals of liberty‚ freedom‚ imprisonment‚ and enslavement were all prevalent topics of choice. Dependent on a person’s class‚ religion‚ or even attitude would find which them was favored. For example‚ William
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William Blake was a well known poet that was prominent in writing poems that involved his religious faith. William Blake is known for writing the book “Songs of Innocence and Experience”. In this book‚ Blake discusses his Christian beliefs and ideals towards life. The book “Songs of Innocence and Experience” is broken down into two sections‚ one called “Songs of Innocence” and the other called “Songs of Experience”. “Songs of Innocence” contains the poem “ The Lamb” and “ Song of Experience” contains
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"The Chimney Sweeper" is a poem by William Blake about young children who are sent to work in mines in 18th century England. For this analysis‚ I examine William Blake’s life with a concentration on the possible motives he may have had for writing this poem. I also analyze the poem itself and the message Blake was trying to convey. Analysis of William Blake’s "The Chimney Sweeper" "The Chimney Sweeper" is a poem about young children who are sold by their fathers to work in the mines. They have
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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 4 parts of London
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words which could satisfy any audience under the age of five. Blake applies the lamb in representation of youthful immaculateness. The Tyger is hard-featured in comparison to The Lamb‚ in respect to word choice and representation. The Tyger is a poem in which the author makes many inquiries‚ almost chantlike in their reiterations. The question at hand: could the same creator have made both the tiger and the lamb? For William Blake‚ the answer is a frightening one. The Romantic Period’s affinity
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In this poem‚ Blake is trying to dispel the myth of grandeur and glory associated with London and to show the ’real’ people of London and how they felt. London was seen and portrayed as a powerful and wonderful city where the wealthy lived and socialised. However‚ Blake knew that London was really a dirty‚ depressing and poverty-stricken city filled with slums and the homeless and chronically sick. To reveal the truth‚ Blake combines description of people and places with the thoughts and emotions
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first glance. One must look at the deeper meaning behind the figurative symbols that Blake uses to uncover the essence of the poem. In the poem “The Sick Rose” the rose symbolizes a mentally unstable woman due to her abusive and controlling relationship with a man. This is demonstrated by the use of figurative language (symbolism and imagery in particular)‚ the speaker’s tone‚ and the two illustrations presented. Blake portrayed the meaning behind the symbol “the rose” by using figurative language
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like a broken record. A ringing phone interrupted her thoughts‚ so she stopped instantly and glanced around to see who else was out in the middle of the night‚ in the middle of nowhere. Not a single person was there‚ all around. “It’s your phone‚ Blake‚ you idiot‚” she said to herself‚ rushing to pull her iPhone from her small black bag before it stopped ringing. “H-h-h-ello?” she whispered‚ almost out of breath from running‚ as she wiped the remaining tears from her face. “Hey‚ did you get
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