Aspect of Human Experience 1 William Blake’s poem A Poison Tree‚ Anton Chekhov’s Misery and the Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare all show us how individual experiences shape interpretations. Many people believe that things happened in the past should stay in the past - which they should be forgotten. But others believe that your past defines who you are today. They believe that past experiences shape your identity. Our experiences shape our views
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Kassem Grade: 10G Supervised by: Mrs. Samar Ah Sunflower by William Blake Ah Sunflower‚ weary of time‚ Who countest the steps of the sun; Seeking after that sweet golden clime‚ Where the traveller’s journey is done; Where the Youth pined away with desire‚ And the pale virgin shrouded in snow‚ Arise from their graves‚ and aspire‚ Where my Sunflower wishes to go! I think that Blake is going to talk about a plant resembling the sunflower‚ with
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are three poems which explore an encounter between the character and a force much greater than he is. The first‚ by Louis MacNeice‚ uses imagery of religion and innocence to present God as a higher power acting above us‚ whilst The Tyger‚ by William Blake‚ describes the creation of the tiger and who its creator might be‚ again showing God as immensely powerful‚ but in this case he is shown as intimidating and frightening. Half-past Two‚ by U.A. Fanthorpe‚ portrays a young child‚ ignorant of the
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William Blake wrote ?The Chimney Sweeper?‚ in 1789. This poem tells the story of a young chimneysweeper and his dream. The analysis will cover the poem’s figurative language and it’s meanings and goals. Lines 1-4 The first line does not include any poetic element. It hit with the reality and the brutality of its meaning. The second line’s tone however is enough to be a verse "while yet my tongue". Blake‚ by omitting the first letter of the word sweep in the third verse‚ seemingly recreates the child’s
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“The Chimney Sweeper” In Williams Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Innocence the boy sees his situation through the eyes of innocence and does not understand the social injustice in his situation. “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Experience the speaker sees his injustice of the child and speaks against the people that left him behind. The different views in one poem enlighten the different views in the other poem. The thoughts that are expressed in Innocence contrast the thoughts expressed
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The impact of the Industrial Revolution on literature The impact of the Industrial Revolution on literature was major. It was a major change on the literature‚ but also in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ and transport. Great Britain’s Industrial Revolution began during the mid-18th century and lasted until the turn of the 20th century. The Industrial Revolution in England was characterized by the replacement of manual labor by machines‚ the emergence of large-scale manufacturing‚ the modernization
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“Paradise Lost” is far from being the only piece of work by Milton that was criticised as well as praised. Critics throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries upheld Milton’s achievements. In fact‚ William Wordsworth‚ English romantic poet‚ hailed Milton’s libertarian ideas for writing. Matthew Arnold‚ English poet and crucial critic‚ viewed Milton as an English genius. James Russell Lowell‚ American romantic poet‚ once said‚ “If he (Milton) is blind
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revolution era. London was the haven to this revolution‚ and the hell to all poetry. William Wordsworth and William Blake both denounced London’s new environment with their poems "London‚ 1802" and "London" respectively. Both authors were against this transformation of the city because it destroyed all beauty and happiness‚ both of which they were very fond of. But‚ their writings went about different ways of showing their feelings of dissent towards the mechanical lifestyle of London. In both poems
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William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and William Blake (1757-1827) were both romantic poets. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in the late 18th Century. Blake and Wordsworth tended to write about the same things such as nature‚ people and structures‚ such as cities like London. Emotions also played a big part in romantic poems. Often poets would be inspired by a simple view and would write a masterpiece about it. For example‚ Wordsworth lived in the Lake District for
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"The Tyger"‚ written by William Blake uses a number of devices to bring the poem to life. Included is the use of alliteration in different forms‚ repetition and caesura‚ which is a break in speech or conversation. William uses the two types of alliteration in moderation‚ the echoing of vowels and the repetition of consonants. With the repetition he brings emphasis on rhyming every last word at the end of each line. This brings more focus on the piece of literature‚ thereby as a reader‚ I would
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