... about by society, due to the circulation of the knowledge of evil, which banishes the carefree gaiety of innocence. Knowledge that is supported and embraced as the image of the creator is twisted with the intent to conform and contort Him into a mold suitable for the polite world, and thus causes corruption. The Tyger signifies a duel purpose in this poem. It is the creature, the thought, and the idea that God molds and creates ... society has become, and by this event, He is no longer one with man as He was in the Lamb. Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience do naught but po...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... delight Softest clothing wooly, bright: Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice." The constant repetition of the word "Gave" emphasises the child's vision that life is a gift. The child sees God as the creator, he is never doubtful, and this is what Blake saw as representative of innocence. The rhyme scheme and the flow of the poem, with its natural imagery, give the feel of a 'fairy tale' like atmosphere, and seem ... , the poem is packed with alliteration, even in the first stanza. This is evident in the repetition of the T and B sound in the first line, and the F s...

• Word Count: 2271
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... words like mead, delight, bright, softest, gentle, tender and rejoice. A loving god made and created the lamb. Created a simple, but beautiful natural thing. The second verse answers questions, "Little Lamb I tell thee". The word "He" is used instead of God. God made the lamb. Jesus became the Lamb of God, "He became a little child". This is all very Christ like. God is presented in ordinary everyday things, "I a child and ... admires such a powerful creation. It must have been immortal. This poem gives very powerful images, "forests of the night burn the fire of thine eyes", "twist the...

• Word Count: 672
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... it with what they should have been doing at this tender stage in their lives: 'leaping' and 'laughing' in the sunshine. In the Songs of Experience version, the narrator introduces the boy chimney sweep as no more than a 'little black thing'. The child is so young that he cannot even pronounce the traditional cry of 'sweep, sweep' which the chimney sweeps of Blake's time called out to advertise their ... this woman, and has transformed her empathy with the children into envy, even hatred. Unlike the nurse of Innocence, she does not encourage the children to enjoy the pleasures of their y...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate