... parents towards the life of the newborn. Not only do the two poems have different perspectives and diction, they are also constructed differently. Although both poems have two stanzas, the rhyme schemes are different. In "Infant Joy", Blake uses a rhyme scheme of ABCDAC for the first stanza and ABCDDC for the second. On the other hand, Blake uses a regular AABB ... rhyme throughout the whole poem in "Infant Sorrow". What is more, on Blake's original plate for "Infant Joy", there are two flowers; the smaller one is closed ... ; from Songs of Innocence and "Nurse's Song" from Songs of Ex...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate