Innocence Project

William Blake/"Songs of Innocence"& “Songs of Experience” It is said that as a young child, Blake, had visions and saw God and a tree full of angels. His parents had noticed that he was different from his peers. This allowed him to create ideas for his poems. He was heavily influenced by the Bible as he was growing up so many of his writings were influenced by it. William Blake, a poet, writer, and an illustrator of his own books, known for his poems, "Songs of Innocence," and “Songs of…

in an affirmative tone, whereas Plath conveys positivity in a more obscure way resulting the tone to be more mysterious and perplexing. Furthermore, the poem ‘Once upon a time’ by Gabriel Okara comments on society’s hypocrisy in contrast to the innocence that is deeply embedded in the infant. In a similar way, ‘Piano’ by D.H. Lawrence also uncovers how the adult’s world contrasts with the innocent childhood. On the other hand, ‘Infant Sorrow’ by William Blake,…

his two famous poetry in his collection. The difference between these two poems is that each poem belong to two different poetry of Blake’s collection. Two biggest collection of poetry from William Blake are the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The Songs of Innocence are poetries that have happy poems like the poem “The Lamb.” The Songs of Experience are poetries that have poems that are dark and sad like the poem “The Tyger.” The purpose of the essay is to compare and contrast…

William Blake was born in London, England on November 28, 1757. He attended school for a short while and was homeschooled by his mom as a child. At a young age, Blake had many visions and at age 4, he was said to have seen god’s hands at a window. Blake’s visions would affect the poems that he later would write. At age 10, Blake sketched ancient statues of human bodies and at that point, it was clear that Blake was gifted with an artistic talent. At age 14, Blake was apprenticed to the engraver…

Both poems pose the question about their creators, and contrast themes of good versus evil (Whitney; Norton). One poem arose from a collection with child-like perspectives, Songs of Innocence. The other, from a collection on the same topics, but from a more experienced view, Songs of Experience (“William Blake,” 333-334). Interpretations of “The Lamb” hold that the process in creating a delicate lamb is natural and harmonious. On the…

“The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are two of William Blake’s works which come from two of Blake’s most famous collections of poetry: Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Both poems speak about the creation of different beasts at the hand of a single creator. In these two poems William Black makes the reader question who creates good and bad. How can god make something so nice and delicate and on the other hand something so fearful at the same time, and why did the creator create two opposite…

Experience are about bad experiences rather than good ones. The purpose of the poems in Songs of Innocence and Experience were to show the two opposing states of the human soul. These being that a child with no experiences are innocent and happy, but when they grow and gain new experiences this innocence is ripped away from them. Blake used these poems to prove something he believed in. He believed that true innocence is not possible without experience. William Blake employs a variety of poetic…

William Blake was a 19th century artist and writer who is regarded as a figure of the romantic age. He was born in London in 1757. He attended school for a brief time period and was mainly educated at home by his mother. The bible had a major influence on his life and his works. He would draw inspiration from the bible for his writing and art. Blake was known to have visions of God. He said that when he was only four he saw God’s head through a window. Then when he was only ten he had a vision…

William Blake’s techniques used in the poems, “The Lamb” and “The Tiger,” in Songs of Innocence and Experience help him develop his theme of “humanity becomes aware of evil as it sees nature being corrupted.” The lamb represents the innocence, and the tiger represents evil and corruption. The theme is conveyed through Blake’s diction. The author’s diction in “The Lamb” heightens the theme the poem portrays. In “The Lamb,” the speaker is asking the lamb who gave it its “tender voice” and…

Blake then used the illuminated poetry in his book “Songs of Innocence and of experience” and his other work, which is one of the reasons for which he is still remembered today (William Blake). Blake lived in London during the industrial revolution. He didn’t like the change and felt that the revolution was doing more harm than good. He expressed these feelings and views in many of his poems in his book “Songs of Innocence and of experience”. Most of the poems in the book represented his hatred…