William Blake was a very brilliant poet and sketcher, although he had no formal education he became an inspiration to many poets. Blake, compared two opposite themes: good and bad, innocence and experience. I found him difficult to read, however the few poems I was able to understand were very well thought and interesting.
In “All Religions Are One” Blake stated that knowledge came from experiences, that all men and things derived from the poetic Genius (which I assume is God). He pointed that although human beings cannot speak and write from the heart they must intend. For him since in the eyes of all religions men are equal, and come from one source, therefore all religion are identical. Assuming that Blake had knowledge of many religions, before making such an assumption I must say that I agree with his rationally.
“The Ecchoing Green” is a poem about young and old; how elder people sat under the tree, watching young people and remembering their own youth. Thinking about how beautiful it was being so young and happy. Here again I think, we all relate ourselves to a young person at some point.
“The Lamb” is about God kindness, giving life, feeding, clothing and rejoicing the little lamb. I think, Blake wrote that we are all born Little Lamb, that God loves us all and bless us all. Although I did not understand at first this poem, I found it very calming and fun to read. In the Tyger, Blake wrote about Satan and evil.
In the “Little Black Boy” Blake compare black and white. It is about a mother protection of his child in the southern wild (P1395). The child said he is black but his sole is white and that he is an English child. In this poem Blake wrote again that God gave us everything we need and loves us all, that the color of the skin is just cover by clouds but in the end we are all the same.
“The Sick Rose” is about a man who raped a woman; therefore, commit a crime by taking the woman virginity and destroying her life.
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Kassia,
In this posting I think you would have been better off focusing on one or two poems by Blake and discussing them in more depth and detail. Instead, you make a few observations about several poems, but don't really support or expand your observations in sufficient detail. Remember, "say more about less."
I read several postings on Blake and you were almost the only person that even mentioned Blake the artist, but that, to me, is one of the most interesting things about him. You should definitely check out some of his work. He did one painting that always sticks out in my mind of the Crucifixion that is absolutely wicked, especially for the time in which he was painting. Excellent rememberance.
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