William Blake Research Paper

Many english writers have been very influential to their readers. One of the most influential writers is William Blake. Along with being an influential writer, he was also a very famous artist. The way William Blake would publish his works would be that he would write a poem, and then he would also draw an illustration to go with it. Although, his drawing were often sort of strange and twisted. Out of all of Blake’s poems, four of them stand out. The four poems that Blake conveys strong messages in are “The Lamb”, “The Tyger”, The Chimney Sweeper”, and “Infant Sorrow”. Blake

One message from William Blake’s “The Lamb” is nature is interconnected. In Taoist Chinese philosophy, the major symbol in the Ying Yang symbol. It represents nature and how it is interconnected. There will always be good and bad, and there will always be good in the bad and bad in the good. The Lamb is a sweet delicate creature that was created by god. Blake says on page 748, “Little Lamb who made thee doust thou know who made thee. Little Lamb I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb I’ll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb.” THe Lamb represents innocence and the good in the world. …show more content…
Tigers are the top of the food chain. They are the number one predator to look out for in the jungle. The question is though, how does the same person who made the lamb make this animal of raw power? Blake says on page 749, “Tyger Tyger burning bright, in the forests of the night; what immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry?” There are two types of people in this world, lambs and tigers. Do people get to choose which one they