William Blake
William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience William Blake finds many ways to lead the reader of his poems to an understanding of what he, as an artist, is trying to convey through his words. Blake frequently uses distinguished words and images to establish vibrant pictures in the mind of the reader, In Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience he also uses unique engravings to depict the transformation of the Western world in an era of intense social change, where people began to challenge political powers, and Christian theology. Songs of Innocence and Experience are contradictory to each other. Innocence as a whole depicts a bright and pastoral setting, a world free from sin, guilt, and the harms of evil, much like the times of youth. Where as, Experience emphasizes on a world of cruelty, jealousness, and possessiveness; best represented by adulthood. The Chimney Sweeper in Songs of Innocence tells the story of a young boy, by the name of Tom Dacre, who worked as a chimneysweeper order to help support his family after his mother had died. This poem is mirrored in Songs of Experience, yet the second version tells of a boy that learns a much more pertinent lesson. Blake makes a comparison between the ch
wash in a river and shine in the Sun (Blake 16)" they resemble angels frolicking in the clouds. This poem is one of a child's curiosity, untainted conception of creation, and love of all things celestial. While many others would follow the changes the western world was experiencing, Blake made it known that change should not coincide with empirical and theological ideals. One could assume that a mistake in the striping could suggest a marking of sin and also imperfection, possibly suggesting a fault in God's creation. Blake comforts the reader at the end of this poem by stating, "Little Lamb God bless thee (Blake 20)", just as in the engraving the little boy standing among the flock of lambs seems to be in a perfect peace knowing that he is also blessed much like the speaker of this poem. The engraving to accompany this poem is one of serenity like much of Blake's engraving in Songs of Innocence.
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