The Poems of William Blake is an anthology of the English poet's work. A significant portion of the collection is given over to Blake's influential work The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, a series of poems written to imitate Biblical prophetic verse. Blake's poetry is profoundly religious in spirit, though he was noted for his strong objections to Christian orthodoxy and dogmatic adherence. Blake's work also deals with sexuality, cultural pressures, and the relationship between Man and God.
Songs of Innocence and Experience are deceptively sweet and simple at first, but are quickly revealed to be a sarcastic condemnation of poverty, hard labor, and the promised rewards of the afterlife. The poet contrasts the bleak squalor of the lower classes' daily life with the pastoral visions of heaven espoused by the Church, and delves into the themes of childhood innocence and the oppressive corruption of those in power.
A Poison Tree has a theme of what anger does to you if you keep it in Also this poem is a song of experience not of innocent because of what occurs throughout the poem The theme of the poem is about what happens if you bury anger than rather exposing it Blake begins his composition with introducing what occurs when one exposes their anger I told my wrath my wrath did end and when one keeps it inside I told it not my wrath did grow The first stanza is basically an introduction to his theme While
William Blake historically known to for his enlightening enriching poems A Poison Tree is one that transcends beyond all his work In this essay I will interpret William Blakes intentions on composing A Poison Tree and in my own words gauge what his thoughts and feelings were in writing it I was angry with my friend I told my wrath my wrath did end I was angry with my foe I told it not my wrath did grow In this first portion of the poem I notice that there are two different scenarios taking plac
Krystle Hernandez In the Romantic era literature became increasingly subjective personal emotional and imaginative Whereas Enlightenment writers focused on the similarities between people Romantic era writers like William Blake were becoming more interested in individuality and the differences between human beings Blakes collection of poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience written in 1794 particularly the first version of The Chimney Sweeper reflects these tendencies of the Romantic p