In addition to the dream, “The Chimney Sweeper,” features multiple symbols used to add to the overall meaning of the poem. The symbols that William Blake decided to use in the poem, include two distinctive characteristics: light and dark. An example of this characteristic of light and dark in the poem, is, “You know that the soot cannot spoil you white hair” (Blake 8). This is an example of the colors, since soot is dark and Tom had white (light) hair color. The mentions of these colors and ideas, contrast each other adding to the characteristics of the poem. Blake uses these characteristics, also to add to the emotion brought into the
In addition to the dream, “The Chimney Sweeper,” features multiple symbols used to add to the overall meaning of the poem. The symbols that William Blake decided to use in the poem, include two distinctive characteristics: light and dark. An example of this characteristic of light and dark in the poem, is, “You know that the soot cannot spoil you white hair” (Blake 8). This is an example of the colors, since soot is dark and Tom had white (light) hair color. The mentions of these colors and ideas, contrast each other adding to the characteristics of the poem. Blake uses these characteristics, also to add to the emotion brought into the