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    William Blake was one of the most influential writers to come from the romantic period. Writers and artists who rose from this time period were more free spirited and focused more on philosophy than religion. LIke many from his time, William Blake wrote about society and nature; what was in his heart. “All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own”(Wolfgang von Goethe). This statement represents the way of thinking in the romantic era, writes such as Blake wrote

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    archetypes in The Lamb/ the Tyger A questioned asked by all of us is used in both poems, “Doust thou know who made thy?”(Lamb L2)We all wonder who made us and are some of us made with innocents like a lamb, or made like a Tyger experienced. Can a Lamb and Tyger be similar or are they completely different? “The Lamb” by William Blake represents the animal as godly and innocents. While “The Tyger” William wonders who or what could make something so evil or so cruel. William Blake the author of both

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    The Lamb

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    Poetry Essay MLA “The Lamb” by William Blake Thesis Statement: “The Lamb”, by William Blake, is a joyous Christian poem about one of the most innocent animals created by God; although this poem is mostly about a lamb, it also explains how God has created everything. Outline: I. Introduction A. Thesis B. “Who made thee?” II. William Blake A. Obsessed with lambs B. Originally a child’s song III. Religious Aspect (Theme) A. “For He calls himself a Lamb” B. John 1:29 C. “He

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    The Tyger Religion

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    “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” Religion had a powerful influence on William Blake during the Romanticism period. As a poet, William used imagination, presented emotions and the concept of nature. He placed his voice through the words of his poems. In “The Lamb” he displays the teachings of Christianity. William Blake strives for the reader to embrace the Creator outlooks of innocence and wildness. In “The Tyger” he tries to make the reader understand why such an animal was originated. However,

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    like a lamb, or more like a tiger? In William Blake’s two poems, The Lamb and The Tyger he talks about archetypes, and how there are two different types of people in the world. Some people turn out to be lambs and some are tigers. What types of people does Blake, a romantic poet, hope to represent in The Lamb or in The Tyger? William Blake uses archetypes in the poems The Lamb and The Tyger. First of all, the poem starts with a question, “Little Lamb, who made thee?” William asks the lamb about

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    "The Tyger" and "The Lamb" by William Blake, written in 1794 included both of these poems in his collection Songs of Innocence and Song of Experience, takes readers on a journey of faith. Through a cycle of unanswered questions, William Blake motivates the readers to question God. These two poems are meant to be interpreted in a comparison and contrast. They share two different perspectives, those being innocence and experience. To Blake, innocence is not better than experience. Both states have

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    The Lamb and The Tyger 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). In "The Lamb," Blake uses the symbol of the

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    Blakes Archetypes William Blake is one of the most famous poets in the Romantics period. A unique thing about Blake is his ability to not only write poems but to be able to combine that with his artistic ability. Every poem that Blake writes is not printed, but is handwritten with a piece of his artwork. Blake is also very well known for his two opposite Archetypes. An Archetype is when something symbolizes something else. In addition to the symbols an archetype can also have background or a story

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    William Blake’s “The Tyger” and Tragedies William Blake wrote a set of poems in his collection Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Some of the poems in each collection were meant to be read together to show the difference between innocence and experience. Many people question why Blake wrote a two part series to his poems and what they could actually mean. Two specific poems, “The Lamb” and “The Tyger,” were meant to be read together. “The Lamb” is a part of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and

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    William Blake’s poem “The Lamb” is a simplistic poem until you read deeper into it and find a powerful and uplifting religious message about creation. Blake is able to draw people into his poem by having a young innocent child as the speaker, asking rhetorical questions to a lamb. Although he also throws irony into the second stanza by having the young child answer his own questions, asked in the first stanza. The poem has a tone so sweet and soft that it is not offensive in any means and is not

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