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Night - William Blake Analysis
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Night By William Blake
Analysis by Niamh James
change in tone
imagery
elimating social pyramid
idealism
simile
religion
sibilance
nighttime criminal activity
idealism
peaceful
personification
metaphor
nature
juxtaposition
metaphor
nature
connotations of blood and royalty
innocence
change in tone
religion
When wolves and tigers howl for prey,
They pitying stand and weep;
Seeking to drive their thirst away,
And keep them from the sheep.
But if they rush dreadful,
The angels, most heedful,
Receive each mild spirit,
New worlds to inherit.
And there the lion’s ruddy eyes
Shall flow with tears of gold,
And pitying the tender cries,
And walking round the fold,
Saying, ‘Wrath, by His meekness,
And, by His health, sickness
Is driven away
From our immortal day.
‘And now beside thee, bleating lamb,
I can lie down and sleep;
Or think on Him who bore thy name,
Graze after thee and weep.
For, washed in life’s river,
My bright mane for ever
Shall shine like the gold
As I guard o’er the fold.’
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.
Farewell, green fields and happy groves,
Where flocks have took delight.
Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves
The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing,
And joy without ceasing,
On each bud and blossom,
And each sleeping bosom.
They look in every thoughtless nest,
Where birds are covered warm;
They visit caves of every beast,
To keep them all from harm.
If they see any weeping
That should have been sleeping,
They pour sleep on their head,
And sit down by their bed.
"unseen angels"
however
"seen ghost" (brother)
change in narration
religion
irony
juxtaposition
alliteration
innocence
metaphor
imagery
nature
purpose
responsibility
sin
metaphor
elimating social pyramid
juxtaposition
irony
metaphor
simile
spiritual goodness
elimating social pyramid
idealism
literary device
theme
link to context
Key
structure
tone
- Songs of Innocence
- written in 1789
- romanticism: contains strong perception of self, imagination and the idea of nature containing symbolic and religious significance
- rhyme scheme ABABCCDD
Overview
Context
- Blake didn't believe in organised religion or politics
- (left) English social pyramid at the time
- I believe that Blake used this poem to also criticize the social pyramid
Conclusion
- describing Heaven
- Jesus is the lamb (innocent/pure)
- Jesus is the lion (protecting/royalty)
- concluding narrator is in Heaven
- perspective - night is described as peaceful and beautiful
In conclusion