William Blake was another interesting writer. I really don't know how to take him. He is peaceful and dark, he is heavenly and hell, and he is happy and sad. William Blake has no formal education he became a excellent poet and writer from being an avid reader. I thought this was very interesting I love how some people are just gifted to write. I really wish that I was gifted and able to write I am a horrible writer. "With precocious talent as a sketcher, he hoped to become a painter, but his father could not afford the tuition, and so apprenticed him at fourteen as an engraver" this was very interesting information to know. I think it is neat how he wanted to become a painter and instead became a poet.
"The Lamb" is an interesting poem I think it is peaceful and dark. I feel that the Lamb represents Christ. This poem gave me a sense of peace, but at the same time was dark and deep. It implicates innocence with dangerous ignorance and vulnerability to oppression.
"The Fly" is very interesting and in a sense sad and depressing. The person is depressed and thinks that everything about his life is pointless. It is almost as if the person wants to be the fly or is comparing life to the fly. It to me it a bit disturbing.
These are just two of Blake's poems that I enjoyed and thought were interesting. I think Blake was inspired in writing his poems by his childhood and his experiences in life. Blake uses a lot of innocence in his writings. I really like how he doesn't strictly write about one type of topic, but a variety of topics and idea.
2 comments:
Krista,
You seem to appreciate Blake--I like him, too, and agree that he is very diverse in his writings and hard to categorize.
I like the way you focus on two poems in your discussion, but you really ought to discuss them in more detail. You don't quote or discuss any specific passages from either poem, which weakens the effect of your posting. Also, I would like you to expand your discussion of the poems. Assume your reader has read the poems but does not know what you think about them, so you need to explain more and provide examples to support and illustrate your claims.
Blake definitely was a diverse poet. At times he would write two poems that appeared to be opposites, but somehow always went together. This made is difficult to figure out exactly what he was thinking. "The Lamb" is interesting and seems to glorify the good of God and the beauty that he creates. If you read "The Tyger" however, it seems to paint just the opposite.
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