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The Poetry of William Blake

The Poetry of William Blake. William Blake Bio.

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The Poetry of William Blake

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  1. The Poetry of William Blake

  2. William Blake Bio William Blake was a poet during the Romantic era in England. He comprised a plethora of poems, often based on the concept of religion as well as on the theory of the Contrary States of the Human Soul. In addition to being a poet, Blake was also an artist, and he created water color engravings to accompany each poem he wrote.

  3. Cover Plates for The Songs of Experience and Innocence

  4. The Contrary States of the Human Soul in (your poem titles)

  5. The Songs of Experience Plate

  6. Analysis of “A Poison Tree” from Blake’s Songs of Experience

  7. There are two key images within “A Poison Tree.” • One is the apple • The other is the man outstretched beneath the tree.

  8. What is the overall theme of “A Poison Tree” by William Blake? Repressed Anger and its consequences.

  9. Literary Term #1: Symbol Definition: A word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level. Symbol: The apple serves as a symbol for temptation, specifically the temptation of the speaker’s enemy. Line: “And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright” (9-10).

  10. Literary Term # 2

  11. Literary Term #3

  12. Romantic Element #1: Emotion Emotion: The speaker of the poem has great anger towards his enemy in this poem, so much so that he plots a plan of revenge against him. Line: “I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end” (1-2).

  13. Romantic Element #2

  14. Romantic Element #3

  15. Tone, Mood, Setting, and Action:In Blake’s watercolor, the viewer can clearly see the foe “outstretched beneath the tree.” Concerning the tree, both the trunks and the limbs are very dark in color, thus paralleling the ominous mood of the poem. In addition, the limbs bend over the foe’s body, forming a symbolic grave of sorts.Blake’s choice of colors is both muted and dreary – devoid of life.

  16. The Songs of Innocence Plate

  17. Analysis of “On Another’s Sorrow” from Songs of Innocence

  18. Key Image

  19. Theme

  20. Literary Term # 1

  21. Literary Term # 2

  22. Literary Term # 3

  23. Literary Term # 4

  24. Tone, Mood, Setting, and Action:

  25. The Artwork of William BlakeMy Favorites

  26. Red Dragon(put title) Briefly explain why this painting appeals to you.

  27. Ancient of Days

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