V6 Alquin Romanticism 48-57 William Blake

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  • Poet and artist (trained as an artist). 
  • He illustrated his books himself.
  • Happy, but childless marriage
  • Radical political ideas
  • Pronounced failure during life
  • Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience
  • The Lamb and The Tyger
  • Two poems titled The Chimney Sweeper.

William Blake

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Today:
The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake

  • William Blake wrote two poems which he both called 'The Chimney Sweeper'
  • The first poem was published in 1789, the second one in 1794.
  • Both poems address the fate of young chimney sweepers from the 18th and 19th century who were often 'sold' by their parents to work in miserable conditions sweeping chimneys







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What is meant with 'weep!' 'weep!' 'weep!' in line 3?

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Explain why he says: ''in soot I sleep'' in line 4

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Illusion:

dreamworld - escape from reality - optimistic outlook on life

Disillusion:

bitterness - distrust - accusation - awareness of circumstances - sarcasm

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Which of the following statements best summarizes how Blake describes the tiger?
A
Blake depicts the tiger as a fearsome, dangerous animal that should be avoided.
B
Blake describes the tiger in terms of its light and dark elements.
C
Blake depicts the tiger as an awe-inspiring creature made artfully with powerful elements.
D
Blake describes the tiger as a peaceful part of nature that is unchallenged by its own origins.

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How does the line “Did He who make the Lamb make thee?” contribute to the the development of the poem?
A
It implies that the tiger is actually a gentle creature like the lamb’s namesake, Jesus Christ.
B
It implies that God is cruel for making a dangerous tiger that can tear an innocent lamb to pieces.
C
It questions the judgment of a creator that would create such vastly different animals with such different components.
D
It reveals the creator’s incomprehensible motivation to create both a powerful creature like the tiger and a weak creature like the lamb.

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Which of the following statements best describes the author’s purpose in this poem?
A
The author aims to explore the question of existence and how things came to be as they are.
B
The author aims to talk about biology and evolution by posing questions in a spiritual way.
C
The author aims to reveal a gap in human knowledge regarding where life came from.
D
The author aims to prove that only a higher power could create such a magnificent creature as the tiger.

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How is the tiger described in stanzas 2, 3 and 4?

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Which characteristics of Romantic poetry can you find in this poem?

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What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry? ------ Who do the immortal hand and eye belong to?
A
The Universe
B
The Christian God
C
Greek god/goddess
D
Mother Earth

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What poetic devices can you find in the lines: What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
A
simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration
B
alliteration, metaphor, enjambment
C
enjambment, onomatopoeia, metaphor
D
metaphor, simile, alliteration

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Did He who made the lamb make thee?------ Who does the lamb refer to?
A
Jesus
B
A lamb is a lamb is a lamb
C
An innocent human being
D
A harmless human being

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What is the main poetic device you can find in all these lines?
Baffle the threat, bright Scene, from Orresthead / Given to the pausing traveller's rapturous glance: / Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romance / Of nature; and, if human hearts be dead, / Speak, passing winds; ye torrents, with your strong / And constant voice, protest against the wrong.
A
Onomatopoeia
B
Metaphor
C
Alliteration
D
Personification

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William Blake's poem London read and a few of his thoughts expressed:

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