Persuasive Analysis Of The Lamb By William Blake

Blake begins the poem by stating that it is not possible to love another as much as yourself, and that thought is the highest of all human functions. This sets the stage for Blake's attack on religion's ideas of hierarchy and condemnation of rational thought. The next stanza describes the boy asking God, indicated by the capitalized "Father," how he could love him or another human more than a little bird picking up crumbs. The boy states that he loves God in and as much as a little bird. This echoes the naturalist ideas supported in the aforementioned poems. Blake seems to be saying that the proper way to worship and commune with God is by loving all natural beings, human and non-human. The priest, a symbol of organized religion that Blake so sharply critiques, overhears what the boy is saying and is infuriated by the idea that a person could worship God through nature, without ritual, politics, or human involvement, and that the boy dares use his mind to question what he has been taught. The priest makes the boy a martyr, preaching from his high pedestal of pomposity, and burns the boy, despite the cries of his family. The boy's curiosity and natural thinking have been squelched, and his imagination bound in iron chains. Blake closes the poem by asking if such

such a terrifying beast?” and “Who is God who dares to make such a terrifying

In the poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," William Blake uses symbolism, tone, and rhyme to advance the theme that God can create good and bad creatures. The poem "The Lamb" was in Blake's "Songs of Innocence," which was published in 1789. "The Tyger," in his "Songs of Experience," was published in 1794. In these contrasting poems he shows symbols of what he calls "the two contrary states of the human soul" (Shilstone 1).

show a large amount of similarity, as well as differences, both in the way he

Throughout “Innocence” there are many references to “The Lamb” representing Jesus Christ who was the Sacrificial Lamb, as shown in the poem “The Lamb.” Another common image of religion used by Blake is that of religion as the Shepherd, the Shepherd is “watchful” and ever watching over his sheep, protecting them, Blake is showing religion as

"The Tyger" by William Blake, has many different translations, however its primary reason for existing is to address God as a maker. Its graceful style produces a striking picture that urges the reader to picture the Tyger as a scary and terrifying creature. The speaker keeps the theme, regardless of whether a similar God who made the lamb, a delicate animal, could have additionally framed the Tyger and all its dark sides. This idea is used through numerous tools including rhyme, redundancy, allusion, and imagery, all of these appear through all of the poem and are built up to make a solid picture of the Tyger and a not as much as extensive translation of its maker.

William Blake’s 1793 poem “The Tyger” has many interpretations, but its main purpose is to question God as a creator. Its poetic techniques generate a vivid picture that encourages the reader to see the Tyger as a horrifying and terrible being. The speaker addresses the question of whether or not the same God who made the lamb, a gentle creature, could have also formed the Tyger and all its darkness. This issue is addressed through many poetic devices including rhyme, repetition, allusion, and symbolism, all of which show up throughout the poem and are combined to create a strong image of the Tyger and a less than thorough interpretation of its maker.

Thesis Statement: The Lamb written by William Blake is a beautiful spiritually enriched poem that expresses God’s sovereignity, His love for creation and His gentleness in care and provisions for those that are His .

The Songs of Innocence poems first appeared in Blake’s 1784 novel, An Island in the Moon. In 1788, Blake began to compile in earnest, the collection of Songs of Innocence. And by 1789, this original volume of plates was complete. These poems are the products of the human mind in a state of innocence, imagination, and joy; natural euphoric feelings uninhibited or tainted by the outside world. Following the completion of the Songs of Innocence plates, Blake wrote The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and it is through this dilemma of good and evil and the suffering that he witnesses on the streets of London, that he begins composing Songs of Experience. This second volume serves as a response to Songs of

The one main thing this poem mainly talks about is that a lamb is considered innocent. Living in Wyoming, there are plenty of people that live here saying that lambs are one of the most stupid animals that could ever exist, but they are the most adorable when they are babies. In lines 5-8 it says, “Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing wooly bright; gave thee such a tender voice, making all the vales rejoice!” William Blake is trying to set the image that a lamb has all the characteristics of being a being that causes no harm to anyone, but at the same time, showing that it has no knowledge of the world. It is easily viewed that with no knowledge of how the world works, the happier you will be. When you are innocent, you don’t have to worry about the little things like, family, bills, diseases, or even know when your life is going to end. Although, is not knowing when your life is going to end a good

The lamb of course symbolizes Jesus. The traditional image of Jesus as a lamb underscores the Christian values of gentleness, meekness, and peace. The image of the child is also associated with Jesus: in the Gospel, Jesus displays a special solicitude for children, and the Bible's depiction of Jesus in his childhood shows him as guileless and vulnerable. These are also the characteristics from which the child-speaker approaches the ideas of nature and of God. This poem, like many of the Songs of Innocence, accepts what Blake saw as the more positive aspects of conventional Christian belief. But it does not provide a completely adequate doctrine, because it fails to account for the presence of suffering and evil in the world. The pendant (or companion) poem to this one, found in the Songs of Experience, is "The Tyger"; taken together, the two poems give a perspective on religion that includes the good and clear as well as the terrible and inscrutable. These poems complement each other to produce a fuller account

In “The Lamb” by William Blake, you will see that, if analyzed closely, the lamb is a personal symbol which signifies God himself. The innocence of a child is like that of a lamb, and serves as a model for humans to follow. In the first stanza, the speaker is the child who is also the teacher. The child asks the lamb who gave him life and all his needs, along with a voice so "tender”. Then, the child declares that he will tell the lamb who their creator is. The creator shares the same name as the lamb, which is a reference to Jesus Christ. The end of the poem is giving way to a blessing which, gives an expression of the child’s adoration at the connection the lamb makes in child,

However, as the narrator continues to talk about what type of entity would have the ability to create such a Tyger in quatrain three, the reader interprets that the Tyger possesses more dangerous qualities than good. In quatrain four, the narrator makes another possible allusion to the Bible in the first line, “When the stars threw down their spears,” (line 17) by comparing the stars to angels and God and their spears to Satan, this line could be alluding to Satan being shunned from heaven. Following that, the narrator says, “Did he who made the Lamb make thee?” (line 20) which not only alludes to the Bible once again, but a previous poem of Blake’s, as well. Blake could be referring to God making the Lamb, and returning to the question of whether the Tyger’s creation was holy or not. (There is also a parallel with Frankenstein when the speaker says, “Did he smile his work to see?” (line 19) because it is being questioned whether or not the creator was proud of his work, much like when Frankenstein finishes his creation and is

The Lamb' begins by a child asking the lamb if it knows who made it. The fact that the inquirer is a child is established later in the poem. The answer, of course, is God. The child describes the gifts God has given the lamb-life, food, clothing, and a sweet voice. In the second stanza, the child tells the lamb that it was made by God, and that 'he calls himself a lamb', and that 'he is a little child'. The poem ends with the child saying 'Little lamb, God bless thee!'

William Blake is one of England’s most famous literary figures. He is remembered and admired for his skill as a painter, engraver, and poet. He was born on Nov. 28, 1757 to a poor Hosier’s family living in or around London. Being of a poor family, Blake received little in the way of comfort or education while growing up. Amazingly, he did not attend school for very long and dropped out shortly after learning to read and write so that he could work in his father’s shop. The life of a hosier however was not the right path for Blake as he exhibited early on a skill for reading and drawing. Blake’s skill for reading can be seen in his understanding for and use of works such as the Bible and Greek classic literature.