William BlakeWilliam Blake

By Andrea ElmoreBy Andrea Elmore& Cara Hovan& Cara Hovan

At age 21 he became a At age 21 he became a professional engraverprofessional engraver

He used his visions of He used his visions of angels as inspirationsangels as inspirations

Blake was influenced by the Blake was influenced by the ideals of the French and ideals of the French and American revolutionsAmerican revolutions

Songs of Innocence are Songs of Innocence are poems that reflect the world poems that reflect the world of childhoodof childhood

The lack of public The lack of public recognition sent him into recognition sent him into depressiondepression

The LambThe Lamb

        Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,   Little Lamb, I'll tell thee!He is calléd by thy name,

For he calls himself a Lamb.He is meek & he is mild, He became a little child.I a child & thou a lamb,

We are calléd by his name.  Little Lamb, God bless thee!   Little Lamb, God bless thee!

  Little Lamb, who made thee?   Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life & bid thee feedBy the stream & o'er the mead;Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, wooly, bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,Making all the vales rejoice?

  Little Lamb, who made thee?  Dost thou know who made thee?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6dExraCLg

The TygerThe Tyger

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright  Tyger! Tyger! burning bright  In the forests of the night,In the forests of the night,

  What immortal hand or eye What immortal hand or eye   Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Could frame thy fearful symmetry? 

  In what distant deeps or skies  In what distant deeps or skies  Burnt the fire of thine eyes?Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

  On what wings dare he aspire? On what wings dare he aspire?   What the hand dare seize the fire?What the hand dare seize the fire?

      And what shoulder, & what art,And what shoulder, & what art,

  Could twist the sinews of thy heart? Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, And when thy heart began to beat,

  What dread hand? & what dread feet?What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain?In what furnace was thy brain?

   What the anvil? what dread graspWhat the anvil? what dread grasp    Dare its deadly terrors clasp?Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

      When the stars threw down their spears, When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears,And water'd heaven with their tears,

  Did he smile his work to see? Did he smile his work to see?   Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? 

    Tyger! Tyger! burning bright  Tyger! Tyger! burning bright  

In the forests of the night, In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye,  What immortal hand or eye,  

Dare frame thy fearful symmetryDare frame thy fearful symmetry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUQcQ_5IeQ

Repetition/MeterRepetition/Meter

The Lamb vs. The TygerThe Lamb vs. The Tyger

Nursery Rhyme vs. Intense Drilling BeetNursery Rhyme vs. Intense Drilling Beet

Innocents vs. Darkness Innocents vs. Darkness

Meter: a rhythm of accented and unaccented syllables Meter: a rhythm of accented and unaccented syllables which are organized into patternswhich are organized into patterns

Repetition: the return of a word, phrase, stanza form, or Repetition: the return of a word, phrase, stanza form, or effect in any form of literature effect in any form of literature

Works CitedWorks Cited

"Explanation: The Lamb." "Explanation: The Lamb." EXPLORING PoetryEXPLORING Poetry. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. . Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Student Resource Center - BronzeCenter - Bronze. Gale. North Allegheny Senior High School. 11 May. 2009 . Gale. North Allegheny Senior High School. 11 May. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?<http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T008&prodId=SRC-&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T008&prodId=SRC-3&docId=EJ2114706950&source=gale&srcprod=SRCS&userGroupName=pl2552&version=1.3&docId=EJ2114706950&source=gale&srcprod=SRCS&userGroupName=pl2552&version=1.0>.0>.

"Explanation: The Tyger." "Explanation: The Tyger." EXPLORING PoetryEXPLORING Poetry. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. . Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Student Resource Center - BronzeCenter - Bronze. Gale. North Allegheny Senior High School. 11 May. 2009 . Gale. North Allegheny Senior High School. 11 May. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?<http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T008&prodId=SRC-&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T008&prodId=SRC-3&docId=EJ2114730191&source=gale&srcprod=SRCS&userGroupName=pl2552&version=1.3&docId=EJ2114730191&source=gale&srcprod=SRCS&userGroupName=pl2552&version=1.0>.0>.

"William Blake." "William Blake." Authors and Artists for Young AdultsAuthors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 47. Gale Group, 2003. , Volume 47. Gale Group, 2003. Reproduced in Reproduced in Biography Resource CenterBiography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. . Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRChttp://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC