Comments on The Echoing Green by William Blake

The Echoing Green which is written by William Blake is taken from SONGS OF INNOCENCE. It is a beautiful poem bringing forth the reality of life. Time goes on and youth grows old. All the events are repeated over and over again. It is the life’s circulation.

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In this poem, Blake has created an idealistic society. The children are free to play from dusk to dawn in the secure surroundings of the village green watched over by their mothers and the old folk. There are three stanzas here. It contains 30lines, every two of which rhymes.

In the first stanza, the writer describes a beautiful and merry scenery about children’s play. When “the sun dose arise”, which means it is the start of a day, the sky is “happy” which uses personification to create a lively and easy atmosphere. “Spring” here means the start of a year and all the natural beings in this season are new and fresh. “Welcome” shows the happy mood of people. Then, the writer presents active “skylark” “thrush” to show readers a vivid picture of joyful nature. In the second stanza, from the description of the old people and their words, readers can realize that the memory of the

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The birds are happy and they sing their heart out. They are unaware of the pains they are going to encounter when they grow old. Every old man has his or her youth as well as every youngster will face his or her growth. The home symbolizes the grave and the rest is the eternal rest. “Dose laugh away care” tells readers how enviable the youngsters are. ir youth is sweet and the youth is so pure and naļve.

The old people enjoy the children’s sports. Morning is the beginning of life and the dark evening is the end. The green takes on an unpleasant and sordid look. “White hair” shows the old age of that man. The old folks are also laughing at the simplicity and innocence of the children. It is symbolic and draws a contrast between youth and old age. And the personification is used here the “sky” is “happy” and “ring” can “welcome” the spring.

Approximate Word count = 1108
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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