Poetry Remix

The Chimney Sweep by William Blake

-Dramatic situation- young poor orphan boy who lived during the age of chimney sweeps

-Poems Structure- 4 lines. 6 stanzas. AABBAABBAABB

- Theme- a poem of hope

-Grammer and Vocab- shortened words such as ”shav’d”

-Images and Figures of Speech- paints a bald sad young boy dirty from soot. Then a perfect heaven

- Important Single Words- names of the boys: Tom

-Tone- sad and hopeless in the beginning, then happy, bearable, and hopeful

-Lit. Devices and Techniques

-Procody- rhymes AABBAABBAABB rhyming scheme

The Tyger by William Blake

-          Dramatic Situation- the speaker sounds like a person who is interested in and respects the tiger

-          poems structure- parallel lines. 4 lines and 6 stanzas

-          theme- curious and interested person who enjoys tigers

-          grammer- tiger is spelled tiger

-          images- a strong dangerous but disrespected tiger.

-          Important single words- tiger. Symmetry repeates

-          Procody- rhymes

The Lamb by William Blake

-          The lamb not knowing its creator

-          Every 2 lines rhymes AABBAABB

-          Theme- knowing ones origins

-          Diction- simple

-          Tone- curiosity

-          Lit techniques- personification and repitition