6/22/2023 0 Comments The shepherd by william blake![]() However, just two stanzas with each having four verses have made this poem worth reading that such a mysterious theme has been placed in it. This baffling theme has made it one of the best poems of William Blake. This poem baffles the readers in that the sick rose is due to love or the work. This short poem by William Black first appeared in 1794 in his popular book, Songs of Experience. In every cry of every Man / In every voice in every ban.Some of the best verses of the poem are as follows. However, it happens in the third stanza that he mentions the chimney sweepers, the boys, who used to sweep chimneys in those days. Therefore, he thinks that there is a fear in the voice of every man, child, and even the city corners. The poem opens with the poet saying that he has seen every street of the city including its popular river, the Thames, but everything is wearing a poor look. It is because it presents the city of London and Londoners with beautiful visual images that the reader can see them walking before the eyes. This poem about London was written in 1794. ![]() And did those feet in ancient time / Walk upon England mountains green.The best verses of this poem are as follows. The poet thinks that all of his negative emotions are arrows and that his mental conflict keeps him awake about it. However, the interesting thing about the poem is its rhetorical questions in which the poet questions the arrival of Christianity in England. The Biblical undertones of the holy Lamb, God, and Jerusalem have made this poem to be ranked fourth in this ranking. Written in 1808 in the preface to his epic about Milton, Blake beautifully put his thoughts about Jerusalem and the arrival of Christianity in England in this poem. And we are put on earth a little space.My Mother bore me in the southern wild.The poem also has some Christian undertones. The entire narrative of the boy revolves around his clarification that he is of the same lot and that he and the white boy are not different. The boy starts the story of his wild birth, his changed color, and his mother’s teachings. The major beauty of the poem lies in the innocent voice of the child, dichotomy of the evil and good, and the binary of colors. Its theme, rhyme scheme, and similes make it one of the best poems of the 18 th century. The grand diction studded with archaic pronouns of thee and thou show biblical touch. The rhyme scheme in both the stanzas is almost the same. Blake calls forth the Little Lamb, using the Christian symbol, to show that he has reached the Creator through that Lamb and then informs the readers that he is also equal to Lamb, the Christ. ![]() The poem has themes of innocence, use of metaphors, and rhyme scheme. It was written in the same year as it was published. This short poem of just two stanzas was first published in 1789.
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