Poetry by William Blake

The Divine Comedy, composed by Dante Alighieri some place around the year 1308 and initially called The Comedy, is generally viewed as one of the preeminent works of Italian writing. It is an epic poem that comprises of three books: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise, which chronicle (portray) the experiences of Dante the Pilgrim (an imaginary character embodied by Dante himself) in his goes through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Albeit terrifying on a strict level, on a more noteworthy level it…

Infant Sorrow - Prayer Before Birth* - One Upon a Time* - You’re - Piano* Childhood, is the part of life where humans remain innocent and pure, and are distant from corrupted society. ‘Infant joy’ by William Blake, and ‘You’re’ by Sylvia Plath all portray an optimistic view on infancy and childhood. Blake presents infancy 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…

Edvard Munch painted the famous painting which he named “The Scream” to represent his past. The painting consists of a child standing at the edge of the road facing a different direction from his companions who seem to be walking towards a different direction. The child is screaming while facing the departing companions. “The Scream” is a name given to represent each of the four versions of his paintings which are kept at the Munch museum. The aim of this paper is to analyze the painting. This…

In Dante’s Inferno, Dante Alighieri writes himself as a traveler who is traversing through the realm of the underworld with the Roman poet Vergil as his guide. In documenting his journey, Dante continually references and encounters both fictional characters and historic figures from the Greek, Roman and Catholic canon. In doing so, he brings the characters and figures back to life, allowing him to rewrite them in his own context and perspective. By reviving these characters and melding the…

The novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens revolves around the life of a young boy in Victorian era of England named Pip. When Pip is a young boy, he meets the rich and secluded Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham introduces Pip to her young adoptive daughter, named Estella. She raises Estella to not love, for she is intent on saving Estella from heartbreak. While she does this, she also trains her to break the hearts of others, much as her heart was broken by a man in her youth. She eventually…

awareness in his activities; surely he is completely mindful of his resistance by writing in such a refined way. Darwish himself answers his question who will compose the historical backdrop of the base? by composing it himself through poetry and exposition poetry. The poet expresses that he is " searching for a language to use against these jets" ;' and hunting down a language to overcome Zionist authority, for through composing, Palestinians can bring into center those issues that are most…

Both complex and ambiguous, the riddle entices its challengers with hints that bring its prospective interpreters closer to its true solution. Analogous to the riddle, both Grendel and Beowulf, within the poem, “Beowulf”, are enigmas, whose respective inhumanity and humanity are never truly defined; but throughout the poem, the poet leaves clues that arise from a highly interpretive yet meticulous writing style, filled with contradictions of animalistic and humanistic descriptions, that…

go against the conventional. In Barbauld’s poem, “Washing Day”, two different vantage points illustrate a typical working day for a lower-class woman. By the use of two different perceptions, one could make a relevant connection to the work of William Blake. Blake’s works, “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience” strongly correlate with the changing perception that comes with age and knowledge of the female reality. “Washing Day” also correlates to the infamous piece, A Vindication of the…

there have been many influential authors in the era we are studying, William Blake was very high on that list. Three of the texts that he wrote are called “The Lamb”, “The Tyger”, “Infant Sorrow”, and “The Chimney Sweeper”. From these four texts, you can get many archetypes that blake had. From the texts Lamb, Tyger, Sweeper, and Infant, the archetypes of innocence and youth, oppression, and struggles of the world can be found. Blakes first archetype is youth and innocence which is found in…

I am going to compare and contrast of the two stories and how the similarities and differences thematically bring the two stories together. Part one of the play is about three shepherds who are complaining, how life is, and ended having one of their sheeps stolen by Mac. Part two of the play is about the same three shepherds who are their way to see the birth of Jesus Christ. I am also going to discuss the parallels that are in both plays. The parallels are cradle, shepherd’s gifts, Mac, and the…