Nurses Song

 When the voices of children are heard on the green,
   And laughing is heard on the hill,
 My heart is at rest within my breast,
   And everything else is still.
 "Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down,
   And the dews of night arise;
 Come, come, leave off play, and let us away,
   Till the morning appears in the skies."

 "No, no, let us play, for it is yet day,
   And we cannot go to sleep;
 Besides, in the sky the little birds fly,
   And the hills are all covered with sheep."
 "Well, well, go and play till the light fades away,
   And then go home to bed."
 The little ones leaped, and shouted, and laughed,
   And all the hills echoed.

This poem by William Blake is written of a nurse whom is taking care of children. The nurse acts if she is the mother of these children who are lost.  When the voices of the children are heard over the green, the nurse gets happy, and everything goes still.  I take that as if the kids have passed away and are now spirits. Causing the nurse takes care of them. Even though there is no need for the nurse to take care of them, only the fact that they are still kids. When the nurse tells them to go home and that it is getting dark, the kids ask for more time because they play when it is dark out, so the nurse agrees. The kids say they cannot sleep; they are restless souls looking for the light to go into. They play all day and night, shouting, laughing and leaping. I don’t get why the title is called the “Nurses Song” when there is no song that is sung or talked about. But then I re read the poem several times, and came to a conclusion that the nurse is someone who takes care of patients, that are sick or not. Those kids are by themselves, thus creating a nurse to help care over them.

During the last part of the poem where it said the hills echoed, this is insinuating there is nothing over the green lands to stop the echo’s travel. These kids do these things all by themselves, not know where to go, or what to do.  They somewhat do as they please. In this poem, William Blake is trying to write about the lost souls whom roam around, and not know what the real life is like. These kids were free. Doing as they pleased, exploring, and having a good time. Once in a while, everyone should get the chance to do that, to be free for just a day.  Take the chance to live once in a while, nothing is ever known in life. William Blake is one of the most inspirational poets back in time, and still today, due to his poems having a lot meaning.

Poison Tree

William Blake in his poem, The Poison Tree, concluded that by informing the other person in a situation of controversy taking place, it created peace, which was shown in the first stanza. Also included in the first stanza was the growing wrath between the narrator and his enemy due to not admitting the situation's problem. William Blake was showing a large difference between two essential factors of expressing feelings. To have someone close, and express feelings when necessary, is very important, to help mend the soul in a bad situations. William Blake forgave his friend right away, and eased the anger, while with his foe; not forgetting what he had done made the rage form more. This effected Blake’s inner conscience by feeding it anger as the days grew on, not knowing what it would turn into, as shown in the second stanza.  The second major factor proposed by William Blake in his poem, is not to hold secret grudges against enemies. Tensions will build up causing evil to take over eventually and having results not wanted. Blake did not intentionally want to harm his enemy, however, irony caught up, and Blake’s enemy ended up getting dying. Even though Blake did not want to kill his foe on purpose, he died from Blake’s apple made by his anger toward the foe.Stanza three is where the shinning red apple is created; making the foe interested in the hidden meaning it held. 

 A relating story example to this poem of William Blake’s, is “The Garden of Eden.”  This story has a high likeness containing much symbolism of deceitfulness. As in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of knowledge of good and evil was not supposed to be eaten due to much risk of the unknown, while the shining apple in; “The Poison Tree” was made up of the author's fears and tears, not knowing what it could cause.  The same outcome occurred with the unknown fruit being eaten by the curious souls, it was meant for. This then had a negative impact on the outcome. If the author in “The Poison Tree” were to tell the enemy in the beginning how he was feeling, there would never of been a fateful ending.

Reading Response Three

          Marriage: Visions of the Daughters of Albion is an article written by Diane Hume George.  This article includes George comparing the thoughts on women between Sigmund Freud and William Blake.  Throughout the article, George proves that Freud and Blake have very similar views on women, and the way they should be.  In the poem "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" by William Blake, in multiple sections, he implies that women should be a virgin when she becomes wed.  If the woman is not a virgin, the man does not have full possession of her.   Therefore, women must make the decision to either be a wife, or to be a whore.  The woman in "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" is called Oothoon, became pregnant from the man who raped her, named Bromion.  Oothoon is not a virgin anymore, and has to accept that Bromion is in her life, even if she does not want him to be.  Oorion's husband like figure, Theotormon, becomes jealous and angry at both Oorion and Bromion.  But, Oorion defends herself, like most women could not in this time, and tells them both off.  In doing so, she gained much needed independence and respect for herself.  The article also contains a lot of information about sex, like how men look down on women for it, but the women can not help it since it is so tempting.  George describes that women longing for sex are genuine, but how, as stated before, one can either be a wife or a whore.  A women has the choice of either being devoted to, and possessed by, one man, or she can choose to be looked upon as nothing more than scum.  In either circumstance, the woman does not fully understand true love, unless the woman actually loves the man she marries.  If she were to be a whore, then she would just be something to use for sex, obviously never seeing what true love is.  If she did not love the man she was with, she would basically just be a thing for him to possess and control.
          Marriage: Visions of the Daughters of Albion was confusing to interpret, and kind of irrelevant to the knowledge I was looking for.  This article mentioned William Blake, but it was mostly about sex, and the ideas of Sigmund Freud.  Although, the information that was included on William Blake was interesting.  In Blake's poem "Visions of the Daughters of Albion", Bromion argues, "Is there not one law for both the lion and the ox?".  This quote was very hypocritical, and contradicting.  I did not agree with Blake's thoughts on women, and how men basically control them.  Also, it is not right that women have to follow rules, if it is okay for the men to disobey them.  If a woman is to have the choice of either wife or whore, the men should have that choice as well.  If the women need to be virgins when they become married, the men should be virgins as well.  Overall, I disagree with Blake's opinions, but it is not a big conflict, because now, women are equal to men in most ways.  Another thing about this article that did not spark my interest was how George mostly talked about sex, masturbation, and Freud's beliefs on those two subjects.  I already know different views on sex as a sin before marriage, and this article could have sufficed without four pages about it.  Blake believes, "We are sexual beings and live our lives, think our thoughts, in a sexual context".  People do think about sex a lot, but not every single thing people think about it sex.  Not everybody's thoughts are on sex, or live their lives surrounded by sex.  When I read this quote, I thought Freud had said it, so I had to read it over again.  Freud and Blake had very similar thoughts, and were both thought of as weird or disturbed people by the public. George was comparing the two in some of her article so the reader could comprehend how alike they truly are.  The reason I chose this article is because it seemed interesting and full of Blake's ideas on marriage.  The article was actually very informative and not boring in any way, but if I could change anything, it would be to add more information about Blake.  Possibly including another annotated poem by William Blake would make this article more relevant to this topic.          

Prose Poem

The morning of July 19th, 2010 the lyrics of "Shoes" a ring tone I set for my family members calls kept playing. I finally came to a realization that I needed to answer the call. I had a feeling there was a point, due to the time being 10:50 in the morning, and me being on vacation.

I clicked answer, and said "hello" with confusion, and tiredness.

The response back was a massive amount of tears from my brother. I knew there had to be something wrong.

Then I remembered two days before ... The morning my plane was scheduled to depart. . My Puppy, Lizzy.

She had been sick for some time now, barely eating, and losing energy as the days went on.

However, the day I left, she managed to eat a little, and gave the impression she was doing a little better but probably from the antibiotics she was forced to take.

This is where I was tricked.

After I left for Cali, I was told she did not come in from being outside. She stopped eating for good, and she was doing worse, she had to be taken to the Vet's the next morning.

As I came back into the call, I managed to hear that, she had to be put down due to the suffering, and she was found with lymph node cancer that spread rapidly to her lungs,

I was angry I wasn't there. Sad I left her all alone to die, upset I didn't get to say bye to her, but most of all I had the worst heartbreak of my life.

I did not know how I was ever going to get over her, she was with me all the time, everywhere I went, and never left my side, so why did I leave? How could I? I was never going to forgive myself for such a thing.

Everyday I would cry, remembering everything I could about her and every time get a feeling as if my heart got hit by a massive force.

July 19th, 2010 was the day I lost the love of my life, and my best friend. I will forever miss and love her. As I peer into the clear skies at times, I sit and take the time to think of her. Knowing wherever she is, there will be someone to take care of her, and that she would not be forgotten.

Community Blog

Time to meet Percy Bysshe Shelley AKA Alyck is a very informational blog by Chrisy Vo, Jacky Bectholomey, and McKenzie Dewitt. This blog has a nice, simple, clean format that made reading it a breeze. This groups theme was focused on the life of romantic poet, Percy Shelley, and his life's achievements. The most interesting thing that stuck out to me was in Jacky's post, on Shelley's inspiration. It was stated that Percy Shelley was one of the couple poets to play a large role on the second generation of romantic poets. Another interesting thing about Shelley noted was that his last four years of living, were his best and most memorable. In those four years, some of his best poetry was created, due to Shelley getting encouragement from tragic events; for example his son dying, and a massacre occurring. Shelley then wrote about how he was feeling, and came out with great poetry.  Shelley's writing was known to come from deep down inside when something influential but tragic happened, and that's what happened. Evidence of this was included in many of the group member’s blogs.

                I really enjoyed going through this blog, and learning about Percy Shelley. This group involved much information about the poet, as well as pictures, and a video. Someone who didn't know very much on this topic would resource greatly on this specific blog. Not only was there information on Shelley, but also the era of the romantic period. The one picture that stood out to me would be the one where Shelley was sitting in a tree with a book. This struck me as flattering; in most of his pictures, or portraits, Shelley is drawn very similar: young, and beautiful. Throughout this blog, there were many informational posts about this wonderful poet. There was no where I went to not get a better grasp on the romantic poet or era. Each member wrote their posts very well, and I was fond of their mature ideas. It was fun reading about what they had to say, and looking at the wondrous pictures they posted of their theme.

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Reading Response.

The article “Blake and the Bilble: Biblical Exegisis in the work of William Blake,” written by Christopher Rowland is a factual paper based upon how William Blake wrote his poetry. Throughout the article, there are many valid points made to determine that Blake often uses biblical references to write his poetry. In this article, Rowland speaks many times about how visual. “His method is never systematic and is governed by spontaneity, insight and intuition, not to mention vision,” (Rowland 145).  This quote is reaching out and telling people that Blake writes his poems with nothing shy than a great visual picture. Blake’s references in his poetic writing are often described well enough that the reader has a clear picture of what he is trying to portray. After extended research and spending time on my William Blake blog, I now believe that William Blake successfully wrote symbolic poetry about religion. One of the main reasons Blake was good at writing poetry because he would use personification so that the reader could understand the deeper meanings through a visual picture. Most of my blog posts talk about how Blake was a poet that we look back on today. Comparing my posts to Rowland’s, I thought very similar to him. I also thought that after reading Blake’s poems that the reason he was an amazing poet was because he could use symbolism, but through a more visual picture. Most all Blake’s work had a way to tie into religion. He would often write about Christ himself, or short stories from the bible. Further in Rowland’s article it mentions many paragraphs about prophecies. The romantic era was all about shaping the future and not having it run off of science. Blake, having been a part of the romantic era made prophecies a huge part in his poetry. Rowland say’s it best when he stated this comment upon describing Blake, “The prophecies lay bare the inner dynamic of the history and revolution, the potential for positive change that exists and the corruption of those impulses” (144). I believe that Rowland’s main idea in this article is not only to describe Blake’s visual tactics, but also to see how Blake related to the romantic era as a whole. This article focused mainly on my blog topic, I learned many new features on how Blake wrote poetry and related his stories to previous ones in the bible. After reading this article, my interpretation is very close to the same as Rowland’s, “Blake gives and extended description of the vision of God” (146).

Prior to reading many of William Blake’s poetry, I have came to the conclusion that Rowland was truly right in the sense that Blake brings readers a great vision of God. I strongly agree with the purpose Rowland was getting at, I think that Blake used religious mythology as a visual picture in many of his poetry. The overall reading was challenging to understand, but after further annotation I could see how Rowland’s opinion was leaning on showing many examples of Blake’s visual techniques in his poetry. There were many key factors throughout the text that make my opinion similar to what Rowland was saying. I think that the article had two main focus’s, I believe that what Rowland was trying to say is that Blake relates his poetry to religions of all kinds. Also, Rowland mentioned many times about how Blake was a visual writer. Under my opinion, the poems I have read written by Blake all have great visual usage of religious scenes. For example, stanzas from the poem “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” are fulfilling Rowland’s statements in the article. Due to Rowland’s factual statements and having Blake’s poetry to back prove his acknowledgement I am able to agree with his ideas. Parts of the article talked about how Blake could connect his poetry so well to the Bible. After having this unit on romanticism and reading all about William Blake, I realized that many poems have true religious meaning, but mainly I realized that most all of William Blake’s poetry portrays religion. I believe that Rowland has found a true attribute in Blake’s writing. This article has many parts to it that one can agree with, overall, I could not find one part that I didn’t agree with. Another section in the article Rowland mentioned was how Blake viewed God as the Jesus Christ when interpreted under christianity. Rowland’s article had many intriguing explanations, I felt that his work was clearly thought through and was based on true events. I discovered that religious references are all around Blake’s poetry. I have learned after reading this article you can study religion while reading his poetry.

Prose Poem

Most kids only like the summer because there is no school, or they get to be tan.  
I look forward to summer because it revives the dead sense of freedom, of belongingness, of love.  
In summer, I see all of those friends I never have time to see.  
The people I love to be with, but I never can be with. 
No matter where I am when I am with them, I feel at home.  
I love those long summer nights that do not end until you can not keep your eyes open.  
I love when you see those friends every day and you do not have to leave to do homework or go to bed early, you have all the time in the World.
I love going to your best friends house and being able to stay there for a week.
Whenever you get tired of anything or anyone, you can just drive away with your friends.
Blast loud music with the windows rolled down, because you can.
Nobody to stop you from living. 
Living the life you want, living your dream, living however the hell you want to live.
Staying up late enough to call it tomorrow.  
Bonfires late at night at last minute, because you know those friends will always be waiting to see you.
Sitting around the fire laughing and rolling around in the grass, fighting, falling on purpose and wrestling. 
I miss going to the pool with the original six, having fun and each time getting new inside jokes to laugh about the next day.
I love those days where you can look back and say to yourself, "What was I thinking?".
Having regrets, but getting over them because pretty soon, you will have more to worry about.
Each year that goes by I wish for the summer to begin again, so I can see those old friends, to feel at home again.
Because a year without summer, would mean a year without those friends, a year without fun, hope, memories, laughter.
A year without anything to look forward to.

Community Blog Assignment

     The blog I chose to share is Wordzworth 4 Eva by Alyck Horton, Presley Lewis and Keyla Roberts.  They chose to do their blog on William Wordsworth, and it impressed me very much.  Not only did they get a lot of things done early, but they made it interesting and easy to read.  Although Alyck uses some spicy and daring words, it does make reading the blog a lot more interesting, while still providing good information.  
     The most interesting thing about their blog was the video posted at the bottom of the blog.  When watching it, one thinks it may have nothing to do with William Wordsworth, but then realizes the video has similar ideas to Wordsworth's.  I may be just hallucinating, but the squirrel thing rapping in the video does represent Wordsworth's thoughts by talking about the beautiful things in nature that most people do not take under consideration.  If someone did not know anything about Romanticism, they could find out a lot from the blog Wordzworth 4 Eva.  For example, one could learn the ideas of all the Romantic poets and how they appreciate nature.  
     Another thing I appreciated in their blog was a picture they posted that looks like the World, but also the Yin and Yang symbol.    Keyla Roberts was the one to post this picture, and I strongly recommend everyone to read the paragraph underneath the picture.  Not only is it deep, but it really gets one to thinking.  As stated in this post, opposites must be able to coexist on the same planet, which explains the overall meaning to the picture.  William Wordsworth includes a lot of opposites existing at the same time in his poetry, which confuses people some times, but also makes it that much more interesting. 
      Not only do they make the information humorous, but they say it in a way to still sounds like they know what they are talking about.  I did not know much about William Wordsworth, just some of the poems he has written, but after reading some of their posts, I understand a lot more.   To see this brilliant blog, click on the link posted below.  

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William Blake Biography

     William Blake was an English poet and printer who was born in 1757 and died in 1827.  He lived a long, fulfilling   and eventful life.  The picture above was painted of William Blake in 1807.  Blake lived in London for all of his life, except for three years where he lived in Felpham.  He was taken out of school when he was ten, then was home schooled.  When his parents realized his amazing drawing skills, they entered him in drawing classes.  Also during this time, Blake had been working on his own poetry as well.  
     Blake eventually married a woman, and taught her how to read and write.  She ended up printing all of his work and would be there for him through hard times like when his father died.  Although many things in his life had changed, Blake still had the same ideas and opinions he had previously.  Blake was thought to be mad by many people, because of his unusual poems and his artwork as well.  In all of Blake's poems, he uses symbolism to represent objects in nature, everyday life, and even things in the bible.  Romantics poets were all against Christianity in one way, and all believed nature was a sacred thing.  The reason for them disapproving Christianity was because it had replaced the idea of nature creating beautiful things with God creating them.  In some of Blake's poems the message to people is that we are destroying nature, and taking it for granted.  Romantic poets did not understand how people could treat something so beautiful as nature like it was nothing important.  If Blake was concerned about the way society was back then, I could not imagine what his thoughts would be now. 
     Blake used very descriptive language in his poems that would create a beautiful picture in the reader's head.  Blake died a very dramatic and traumatic death with his wife sitting right by his bedside crying.  They exchanged their words of love to each other because they knew it was the end, he painted a portrait of her, then he died.  One of the most remarkable and touching things I have ever heard about Blake were the words from a female who was present when he passed away.  These words were "I have been at the death, not of a man, but of a blessed angel". 

Memories

It all started back in the years, that was the life.
In your young years it feels like weights off your shoulders.
No work, no chores, it's the life of a lazy old lady.
The best times are when you could hang out with friends all you want.
To go along with the good times, there always has to be that sunday church session where you have to get all dressed up for.
Some things were good about childhood, but the injuries brought the hatred to my childhood.
Stiches, broken bones and torn muscles lead me to believe that my pre teen years would be horrid. . . who am I kidding, life just kept getting better because I began my favorite sport golf.
Grade school was a tough time, this was the period of time when you meet new kids, this is when you begin to experience that slight awkward feeling in your stomach.
It's like you have butterflies in your stomach.
None of this stopped me from having a great time and meeting new people.
Basically this age was about overcoming fears,
I remember when I was afraid of heights, it didn't take long until I was flying high in airplane.
This age was great and many would say the best time ever, but a teenager meant more freedom.
As a teenager you begin to loose the aspect of cooties, and actually think that girls are human.
In middle school, it was like a competition, who was the best in sports?
But when you had free time, and didn't have actual homework for the first time ever it was the best feeling in the world. Middle school really didn't get me ready enough for high school.
High School is both amazing and can sometimes be frightening.
Occurring in your late teenage years, this is when you begin to get those papers where you just want to pull your hair out. With moral support and help from peers I began to look into the future and begin my career choice. Now days I can look back on all the memories I had.

Community Post on William Blake

William Blake

     After reading the post "The Songs and of Experience," I have learned many new facts about William Blake. This article consisted of many aspects. The part that I thought was most interesting was how the author of this post, Katelyn Meeks focused on discussing how Blake used biblical references and also how he helped our era. In her post, she mentioned how Blake had a huge imagination. Being a poet in the romantic era required one to have a large imagination. A big part of the romantic era was having a flexible imagination.
     A key part of William Blake's poetry is his imagination. Early in the post Katelyn talked about how William Blake uses personification to relate to biblical references. Out of their whole blog I chose this article because it had many interesting facts and I liked how Katelyn talked about how Blake uses his character's in more than one poem. I believe that the most valid point made in this article was that how Blake would use his imagination to form his poetry. Whether it be how Blake used animals to describe humans, or even some of his views on nature. I think that this blog is important because it speaks the valid truth on William Blake and it has many great facts about how Blake forms his poetry. I think that everyone who sees this blog will learn how Blake wrote and developed his poetry. One who knows nothing about Romanticism could learn how the romantic era reflected a lot about nature and imagination from this blog post.
      I believe that this blog post is accurate and valid. Many that look at this blog post will realize that William Blake was also a painter, along with a great poet. In this particular post, she talked about how children are truly different than adults. Blake had many different topics as a poet. Even though he had different topics, Blake often used the same characters. Someone with no experience with romanticism can learn a lot from this blog post. I enjoyed how she used many facts about William Blake, I learned many new facts.

The Chimney Sweeper

The Chimney Sweeper
William Blake

When my mother died I was very young,
And my father sold me while yet my tongue,
Could scarcely cry weep weep weep weep,
So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep.

Theres little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head
That curled like a lambs back was shav'd, so I said.
Hush Tom never mind it, for when your head's bare,
You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair

And so he was quiet. & that very night.
As Tom was a sleeping he had such a sight
That thousands of sweepers Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack
Were all of them lock'd up in coffins of black,

And by came an Angel who had a bright key
And he open'd the coffins & set them all free.
Then down a green plain leaping laughing they run
And wash in a river and shine in the Sun.

Then naked & white, all their bags left behind.
They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind.
And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy,
He'd have God for his father & never want joy.

And so Tom awoke and we rose in the dark
And got with our bags & our brushes to work.
Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm
So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.

       The first interesting thing I noticed about this poem is how terrible of a life this young boy has, but he still is happy for the most part.  This can be compared to every day life, because it seems everyone who has had difficult situations are always the most hopeful and thankful people.  It is very sad that it has to take something bad in life to make someone realize how important life truly is.  The boy in this poem has had a rough time, but he believes that he will have a better life in heaven after he dies.  This dream keeps the boy hopeful and able to make it through each day.  This poem brings up the everyday lesson that before someone can understand another person, they must walk a mile in their shoes.  Back when this poem was written, chimney sweeps were very common, but most people would not take the time to talk to any of them.  I think it is significant how Blake wrote about a chimney sweep, because people do not know what it is like to live as one.  Also some people think their life is hard, most of the time they realize others have it so much worse than them.  It is important that Blake shed some light on this darkened thought to make sure people realize the conditions others have to live in.  
       I thought it was really interesting how in a city where there are chimney sweeps, the boy dreams of things in nature, like a river and a green plain.  This shows that the boy dreams of feeling a sense of freedom and happiness. Also in the boy's dreams the angel told him if he was a good boy, he would go up to heaven where he could be free and he would never want joy, because he would already have everything he needed.  This angel's promise made the boy warm even though he was chimney sweeping in the cold.  If they all did their job, and were good, they would be safe.  One thing I really like about this poem are the promises, hopes and dreams included.  It shows that if people who live in these low of conditions can have hope, then everyone should be able to as well.  

SONGS OF INNOCENCE

IPING down the valleys wild,

Piping songs of peasant glee,

On a cloud I saw a child,

And he, laughing, said to me:

 

'Pipe a song about a lamb!'

So I piped with merry cheer.

'Piper, pipe that song again;'

So I piped: he wept to hear.

 

'Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe;

Sing thy songs of happy cheer!'

So I sang the same again,

While he wept with joy to hear.

 

'Piper, sit thee down and write

In a book, that all may read.'

So he vanished from my sight;

And I plucked a hollow reed,

 

And I made a rural pen,

And I stain'd the water clear,

And I wrote my happy songs

Every child may joy to hear.

     "Songs of Innocence," written by William Blake is a poem that is about a piper. William Blake does a great job in this poem of describing the setting so that the reader can see what is happening. What is amazing about William Blake's poems is that all of them have a deeper meaning than what most readers would think. Most of the time Blake writes about a happy situation. In the poem ''Songs of Innocence" Blake shows emotion through a child's glory. At the beginning of the poem Blake has a child that is in a valley and then sees a piper. The piper then walks up to the child and the child says, "Pipe a song about a lamb."

      A typical reader probably wouldn't see the religious tie that William Blake made in this line, but I know that Blake uses the Lamb to symbolize Jesus. Blake makes the reader think that all along the child wants to hear a song about a lamb, but what makes Blake a great poet is his use of non humane objects and tying them into his romantic poetry. Another great aspect of this poem is how cheerful the piper and the child are.

      Blake does a great job of making the voice of this poem merry and exciting. In the last stanza, I believe that Blake is trying to get a message across. I think that Blake is trying to say that every child should enjoy listening to merry music about Jesus. In reality, most teenagers do not do this. I know for a fact that the music I listen to does not have a merry sound, or have anything to do with the bible. Now all kids listen to are songs with great beats or songs that are on the radio. What happened to the music about Jesus? What happened to all of the merry music? I believe that Blake did a great job of showing his symbolization through personification. Blake is a great poet and has written many great poems, because of this we look back on him and see how he has helped our era.

William Blake's Painting

     This is an image that was created by William Blake. As you can see there are many specific uses of characters in this painting. William Blake was known for many certain talents in his era. One talent he had was writing romantic poetry. Blake was admirable at writing poetry because he could connect with the reader, and paint clearly detailed pictures with his words. Most of Blake's poetry reflected something from the bible, whether it be Jesus himself or a story form the bible. But Blake was special because he was one of the only poets that would paint and also write poetry. I believe that William Blake used this task as an advantage for writing his poetry. Since he paints along with writing, he had great descriptive writing skills.
      As a young child Blake grew up wanting to be a famous painter. During his teen years Blake went to art school to practice his artistic skills. Not only was unique for painting and writing poetry, he was one that related his pictures and writing to biblical references. Blake being the the detailed poet he was, could clearly present symbolism to the reader. He often would use things to represent other objects, for instance Blake would use non humane objects to represent the differences between heaven and hell. Most of the time he would use a lamb to symbolize Jesus. Even though in this painting of his there are many animals, I believe that Jesus is the man in the red clothing protecting the angel from the animals.
      I think the moral to this story is that Jesus himself can protect society, or an angel in this case from any living object. This painting by Blake consists of many rare features. One thing to point out is the sun rising with stars in the sky. Blake also chose a rare species of animals to partake in this painting. I believe the most important aspect of Blake's painting's are the true symbolic meaning of them. Many of Blake's paintings are magnificent, I like the way Blake uses unrealistic situations and makes you feel like this can occur. Blake is a great poet, but he is also an amazing artist.

A Poison Tree

     William Blake was a rather interesting poet. Blake was known for his unique topics and ways of relating the romantic time period back to the bible. In the Poem "A Poison Tree," Blake writes about one who was deeply expressing their anger towards a friend. Not only does Blake list that he was mad at a friend, he stated an obvious line, " I was angry with my foe." Why wouldn't a foe, meaning an enemy or someone who feels hatred get hatred if he is an enemy anyways? I believe this poem has more of a darker voice. In stanza two, Blake begins to talk about how this person is enjoying the anger that is being brought forth to his or her foe. What makes Blake a great poet is his descriptive words that help a reader picture what is going on.
      The essence of someone who is crying and smiling while they are angry at someone clearly tells the reader that the person is liking the fact that their anger is growing with rage. Throughout the poem Blake uses terms that show the characters anger growing. I find it easy to relate Blake's poem " A Poison Tree" to modern day life. Most every day a typical teenager gets in a fight with a friend. Depending on how serious the fight is, one will either continue to develop anger or they will put aside the fight. In most of William Blake's poems he has many ties to the bible. Many different readers have different opinions, but after I got done reading this poem I thought of the Garden of Eden.
      The last stanza of "The Poison Tree" briefly describes the story of the Garden of Eden. In the poem Blake speaks of an apple. Blake's foe in this poem is the apple, just like Eve in the story of the Garden of Eden. Eve is astonished by an apple that she sees, even though it looks rather well she is told not to eat the apple. Eve did not listen and ended up taking an apple from the tree, she paid the price and ate a poisonous apple. Like the Garden of Eden story, Blake ended his story at the base of a tree. Overall I believe that the main purpose of this poem is to release your honest feelings to the public.