Spirituality and Imagery

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The paper discusses how many of William Blake's poems were inspired by his visions of the spiritual world and portray forces of good overcoming those of evil. The paper looks at "The Tyger" and "The Lamb" and demonstrates how Blake turns "light" and "dark" into symbols of good and evil through the images of two animals. The paper also looks at "The Chimney Sweeper," where Blake uses the harsh description of the environment of the child's life to argue the battle between God and the devil.

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"What is it in a poem that makes a reader dive in to the world of imagination and be able to picture a scene, or a symbol, by using only mere words? William Blake used his choice of words to describe the pain, or joy, his characters embellished in his poems. His teachings had a constant theme of good and evil, heaven and hell, knowledge and innocence, or external reality versus inner reality. In "The Tyger" and "The Lamb," Blake turns "light" and "dark" into symbols of good and evil through the images of two animals."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Blake, William. "The Lamb." The Norton Anthology, English Literature. 8th Ed. Vol. 2. United States: W.W. Norton and Company, 2005. 83-84.
• Blake, William. "The Tiger." The Norton Anthology, English Literature. 8th Ed. Vol. 2. United States: W.W. Norton and Company, 2005. 92-93.
• Blake, William. "The Chimney Sweeper." The Norton Anthology, English Literature. 8th Ed. Vol. 2. United States: W.W. Norton and Company, 2005. 85.
• Bloom's Major Poets. Ed. .Harold Bloom New York, New York: Chelsea House, 2003. 17-19.

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