“To A Mouse” On turning her up in her nest with the plough‚ Nov 1785 Robert Burns Address to a mouse in Scots Mouse defined as female Uses diminuitives Plight of mouse mirrors his plight – not master of own life Stanza 1 Has just overturned the nest with the plough The mouse is running away He doesn’t want to kill “her” Stanza 2 “Nature’s social union” – the harmony within which nature exists “Man’s dominion” – ruins nature “me‚ thy poor‚ earth-born companion / An’ fellow mortal!” – equating all
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With his individual visions William Blake created new symbols and myths in the British literature. The purpose of his poetry was to wake up our imagination and to present the reality between a heavenly place and a dark hell. In his Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience he manages to do this with simplicity. These two types of poetry were written in two different stages of his life‚ consequently there could be seen a move from his innocence towards experience. He was born on November 28‚ 1757
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"Why wilt thou turn away? "The starry floor‚ "The wat’ry shore‚ "Is giv’n thee till the break of day." The Chimney Sweeper (Innocence) When my mother died I was very young‚ And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry "’weep! ’weep! ’weep! ’weep!" So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. There’s little Tom Dacre‚ who cried when his head‚ That curl’d like a lamb’s back‚ was shav’d: so I said
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William Blake Poetry The Romantic Movement was one of the most influential movements known to man. This movement did more than just influence the people of that time‚ but transformed a society’s entertainment. It changed the music‚ politics‚ the visual and performance arts‚ the literature‚ and most of all the poetry of that generation. The most important aspect of the Romantic Movement was poetry. People used poetry during this time period as the voice of the people on subjects such as love‚ politics
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created feelings of despair within William Blake‚ who is considered one of the first Romantics by many. "The Chimney Sweeper" in "Songs of Innocence" by Blake is a criticism of the treatment of child workers during the Industrial Revolution. It describes the life of a chimney sweeper who was sold into the trade by his parents. The children are described as sleeping in the soot: "So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep" (4). One
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Warnings: If the occupier gives someone a fair warning then the occupier cannot be sued if his warning is ignored. Look at this case for instance‚ Roles V Nathan (1963)‚ a chimney sweeper turnt up at a mans house and was told not to sweep his chimney as there was a leakage‚ but he ignored the warnings and the sweeper was poisoned and died. Independent Contractors: The law says that where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty executions of any work of constructions‚ maintance
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rude animal. Unfortunately‚ Blake leaves the audience in total awe about both The Tyger and The Lamb. Another poem written by Blake is The Chimney Sweeper. The Chimney Sweeper focuses on the after life and what we have to look forward to. All you can do is dream and imagine of one day getting to “heaven” and what it would be like. For Tom‚ the chimney sweeper‚ he dreaded his life. He was an orphan and a homeless child looking forward to nothing. As he lay his head to go to sleep‚ an angel appeared
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high demand for many types of jobs including mining‚ factory work‚ street sweepers‚ clothing and hat makers‚ chimney sweeps‚ farming‚ textile mills‚ servants‚ and sadly‚ prostitution. As you may have already noticed‚ the British had very little regard for children. Victorian Child Labor was prevalent in the Victorian Era. Here is a list of several types of jobs that children did. List: Coal mines Laundry for pay Chimney Sweep Sweated Trades Factory Worker Matchmaking Scare the birds from
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In the second stanza‚ the speaker focuses on two specific occupations‚ the chimney sweeper and the soldier. The word blackening in the second line of the 3rd stanza is used in an interesting context. Why would a church be blackening? Blackening can mean getting dirty‚ but I don’t think that the speaker is using the word blackening in that sense. I think it means that the church doesn’t want to dirty it’s hands on the chimney sweeper’s problems. In the next sentence‚ there is a similar relationship
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Near where the charter’d Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness‚ marks of woe. In every cry of every Man‚ In every Infants cry of fear‚ In every voice: in every ban‚ The mind-forg’d manacles I hear How the Chimney-sweepers cry Every black’ning Church appalls‚ And the hapless Soldiers sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls But most thro’ midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlots curse Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage
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