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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

by William Blake

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience Questions and Answers

Discuss the symbolism William Blake used in his poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger."

How does Blake explore the "two contrary states of the human soul" in Songs of Innocence and of Experience?

What is the theme of "The Lamb" by William Blake?

What is the message Blake gives us through the poem "The Little Black Boy"?

What are the major themes of the poem "On Another's Sorrow" by William Blake?

What are some metaphors in the poem "The School Boy" by William Blake?

“I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by His name.  Little Lamb, God bless thee!” What does Blake want the reader to know? This is from the poem "The Lamb" by Blake.

What is the answer to the speaker's question in "The Lamb", and why is it not directly stated?

What are the similarities and differences between "The Chimney Sweeper" in Songs of Innocence and "The Chimney Sweeper" in Songs of Experience?

How are the lamb, the child, and Christ connected in Songs of Innocence and Experience?

Please make comparisons between William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience with reference to the poems "The Lamb," "The Chimney Sweeper,"...

In William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," what questions do the speakers ask?  

In "The School Boy," what does the phrase "the tender plants are stripped / Of their joy" mean?

How does the conception of nature differ in the Songs of Innocence and the Songs of Experience?

Describe and compare the two nurses in William Blake's "The Nurse's Song" in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.

What is William Blake's attitude towards Christianity and British society? Use two of his poems from the Songs of Innocence and Experience to support your answer.

Does Blake present parents as oppressive and controlling of their children?

What are William Blake’s favorite images of innocence, and how does he use them?

In Songs of Innocence and Experience, how does the world of innocence change into the world of experience?

What's the analysis of the poem "The Sick Rose" by Blake?

What is the summary of William Blake's "Introduction" to Songs of Experience?

In the poem "The Schoolboy," do you think the poet is arguing against education? Explain.

Discuss the use of repetition in William Blake's “The Lamb”, and the importance it serves in the poem.

What literary devices are there in "Spring" by William Blake?

Examine Blake's twin poems "The Tyger" and "The Lamb" in regards to "two aspects of God and two states of man."

blake attitude Comment on blake's attitude towards Christianity and the British society of his time?

How does William Blake use satire within 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience'? Please could you give some examples?

How did Blake depict the image of God in his poem "The Divine Image"?

How is the title phrase "songs of innocence" capable of more than one interpretation? Within this understanding, are adult limitations in understanding different in kind from a child's limitations?

Please explain the comparison between William Blake's "Holy Thursday" in his Songs of Innocence & "Holy Thursday" in his Songs of Experience.

Please give me a substance of the poem"The Sick Rose" written by William Blake. Also give the internal meaning of it.

Discuss Blake's use of symbols in Songs of Innocence and of Experience.

Analyze Blake's "The Lamb" with respect to diction?

In regards to William Blake's poem "The Lamb," what feelings does this poem evoke in you?   Does "The Lamb" fit this definition of a pastoral poem? How?  

What is the relationship between the "Introduction" to "Songs of Experience" and "Earth's Answer"? What evidence of social awareness do you find in Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience? Find the Industrial Revolution in Blake's poems. Evaluate Blake as a social critic via Songs of Innocence and Experience.

Describe in detail the poem "Infant Sorrow" by William Blake.

What is the affect of the worm on the rose and vice versa (the rose on the worm)? (William Blake's "The Sick Rose")

Line-by-line summary of the poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger."

How does William Blake criticize social injustice in his poetry? 

What does the speaker have in common with the lamb and the lamb's creator?

What was William Blake's artwork in Songs of Innocence and of Experience all about?

In what ways is the lamb both a literal object and a symbol in "The Lamb"?

In Nurse's Song of Experience, by William Blake, what repetition is used and to what effect?

Opposition to anything that oppresses the human spirit dominates Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. To what extent do you agree?

Why did the piper pipe with merry cheer in "Introduction to the Songs of Innocence"?

What is “The Sick Rose” saying about nature? What about love and desire?

Choose three poems from Songs of Innocence and show how they exemplify Blake's concept of innocence.

Why is William Blake's "The little Black Boy" written in three different tenses?

What is the literal meaning of the poem "The Divine Image" by William Blake?

How does Blake address the black/white binary in "The Little Black Boy"?