English Assignment Year 10 Name: Brandon Clark William Blake was born in London on November 28‚ 1757‚ Blake passed away on 12 August 1827. James hes father‚ a hosier‚ and Catherine Blake hes mother. Two of his six siblings died in infancy. From early childhood‚ Blake spoke of having visions at four he saw God "put his head to the window"; around age nine‚ while walking through the countryside‚ he saw a tree filled with angels. Although his parents tried to discourage him from "lying‚" they
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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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Katie Layman Mrs. Laine Comp 2 December 12‚ 2008 Innocence versus Experience Even though many things can affect what people believe‚ William Blake expresses his religious views through the innocence of childhood leading to the experience of sin. Blake’s writing has frown in interest in the 19th century‚ but the 20th century has put his works in the spotlight. Blake is known for his renowned books: Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience‚ among many of his other works such as The Four Zoas. In
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Reading Deeper (An Analysis of Blake’s Use of Archetypes) As English poets emerged in the eighteenth century‚ William Blake’s name became a topic of discussion. He was a well-known poet who had one eye on mystical visions and the other on the real social ills around him. The way he expressed his mystical vision side was through archetypes‚ plot patterns‚ character types‚ or ideas with emotional power and widespread appeal. These were sometimes viewed as ways to describe truths about humanity. “In
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London by William Blake A poem which makes a social or political statement is London by William Blake. Blake’s poem is about the social problems‚ inequalities and Injustice that arose due to the industrial revolution. In London‚ William Blake brings to light a city that was overrun by poverty and hardship. Blake discards the glorifying view of London. He believes that London is nothing more than a city suffocated by a harsh economy‚ where Royalty and the church have allowed morality and
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“The Tyger” by: William Blake. Summary I believe the tiger and the lamb are metaphors for characteristics of humanity. With the human race being superior to all other creatures‚ how is it that we have those that are preferred lamb like and others that are feared as much as the tiger? What was he/she thinking? Why did you make us capable of being so devastating and carnivorous? So I pretty much think that William Blake meant the tyger to be use tiger‚ else it would go for an animal. The
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The Lamb and The Tyger written by William Blake there is a metaphor of God being the creator of all‚ good and evil‚ and details of each opposite created beings. The Lamb is in representation of Jesus and the Tyger‚ the Devil. In modern day high schools students can compare to both the lamb and the tyger within their personalities. Depending on the situation a student is placed in‚ either can come out. In The Lamb by William Blake the poem shows a strong metaphor of the ’little lamb’ representing
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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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A Poison Tree by William Blake can be interpreted to be a metaphor that explains a truth of human nature. I believe that this poem teaches how anger can be dismissed by kindness and friendliness‚ and nurtured to become a deadly ‘poison’. The opening stanza sets up everything for the entire poem‚ from the ending of anger with the “friend‚” to the continuing anger with the “foe.” Blake startles the reader with such clarity of the poem‚ which is often missed in Blake’s poems‚ and with metaphors that
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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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