V5 Blake & Dickinson

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Blake & Dickinson

Romantic Age

William Blake

Historical background

- Industrial revolution & poverty  > child labour

- Since the Great Fire of London, chimneys were more narrow

- Small children were used to climb in and clean chimneys

 

Context

- Poems were published in Songs of Innocence and Experience

- Poems highlight the contrast between innocence (good) and experience (bad)

- Poems were used as a message against child labour (morals)

- Religion had a major influence on Blake

Literary devices

ALLITERATION: repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

SIMILE: a comparison using "like" or "as".

He is as brave as a lion.

INTERNAL RHYME: rhyme that occurs in the middle of a line.

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.

Give an example of alliteration in the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"

Give an example of a simile in the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"

Give an example of internal rhyme in the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"

Literary devices

ASSONANCE: a repetition of vowel sounds.

"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."

REPETITION: using the same word or phrase in a text.

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

Give an example of assonance in the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"

Give an example of repetition in the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"

I was just a little boy when my mother died. My father then sold me into the chimney sweep profession before I even knew how to speak. Since then, all I've done is sweep chimneys and sleep covered in dirt.

A new boy arrived one day; his name was Tom Dacre. He cried when his curly lamb-like hair was shaved off. I told him not to worry: with a shaven head, his beautiful locks wouldn't have to get dirty from all the chimney dust.

Later that night, Tom fell asleep. He had a vision in a dream. He saw row upon row of dead chimney sweepers in black coffins.

An angel came along with a key and unlocked the coffins, setting the sweeps free. Then they frolic in green fields, bathing in clear water and basking in the sun.

Naked, clean, and without their work implements, the sweeps rise up to heaven on clouds and play in the wind. The angel tells Tom that if he behaves well God will take care of him and make sure he is happy.

The next day, Tom woke up. We got out of bed before dawn and went with our bags and chimney brushes to our work. It was a cold morning but Tom seemed fine. If we all just work hard, nothing bad will happen.

I was just a little boy when my mother died. My father then sold me into the chimney sweep profession before I even knew how to speak. Since then, all I've done is sweep chimneys and sleep covered in dirt.

A new boy arrived one day; his name was Tom Dacre. He cried when his curly lamb-like hair was shaved off. I told him not to worry: with a shaven head, his beautiful locks wouldn't have to get dirty from all the chimney dust.

Later that night, Tom fell asleep. He had a vision in a dream. He saw row upon row of dead chimney sweepers in black coffins.

An angel came along with a key and unlocked the coffins, setting the sweeps free. Then they frolic in green fields, bathing in clear water and basking in the sun.

Naked, clean, and without their work implements, the sweeps rise up to heaven on clouds and play in the wind. The angel tells Tom that if he behaves well God will take care of him and make sure he is happy.

The next day, Tom woke up. We got out of bed before dawn and went with our bags and chimney brushes to our work. It was a cold morning but Tom seemed fine. If we all just work hard, nothing bad will happen.

I was just a little boy when my mother died. My father then sold me into the chimney sweep profession before I even knew how to speak. Since then, all I've done is sweep chimneys and sleep covered in dirt.

A new boy arrived one day; his name was Tom Dacre. He cried when his curly lamb-like hair was shaved off. I told him not to worry: with a shaven head, his beautiful locks wouldn't have to get dirty from all the chimney dust.

Later that night, Tom fell asleep. He had a vision in a dream. He saw row upon row of dead chimney sweepers in black coffins.

An angel came along with a key and unlocked the coffins, setting the sweeps free. Then they frolic in green fields, bathing in clear water and basking in the sun.

Naked, clean, and without their work implements, the sweeps rise up to heaven on clouds and play in the wind. The angel tells Tom that if he behaves well God will take care of him and make sure he is happy.

The next day, Tom woke up. We got out of bed before dawn and went with our bags and chimney brushes to our work. It was a cold morning but Tom seemed fine. If we all just work hard, nothing bad will happen.

There is a small black shape in the snow that seems to be crying out in sadness and pain. It is a small child, and when asked where his parents are, the child replies that they have gone to pray in church.

The child continues: "Just because I used to play happily in green fields, or frolic in the snow, they punished me and took away my happiness. They made sing this song of sadness.

"Because of my joyful dancing and singing, they think they've done nothing wrong. They're too busy at the Church, praising God, the priest, and the king—the authorities that build their fake heaven out of the pain and suffering of boys like me."

Emily Dickinson

Overview

- American poet

- Themes of death and melancholy can be found in her works

-  The form of her poems greatly differ from 'traditional poems'

Literary devices

PERSONIFICATION: Non-human elements are given human qualities.

The wind whispered through the trees.

CONSONANCE: Repetition of consonant sounds within the words.

"The old man had a cold, with silver bells tolling in his soul."

METAPHOR: a figure of speech where something is described as something else.

"The world is a stage."

Literary devices

ALLITERATION: repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

CAESURA:  A deliberate rhetorical, grammatical, or rhythmic pause, break, or cut in poetry.

"The sun sets, a quiet hush —

the world rests in twilight's blush."

Give an example of personification in the poem "Because I could not ...."

Give an example of consonance in the poem "Because I could not ...."

Give an example of a metaphor in the poem "Because I could not ...."

Literary devices

ALLITERATION: repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

CAESURA:  A deliberate rhetorical, grammatical, or rhythmic pause, break, or cut in poetry.

"The sun sets, a quiet hush —

the world rests in twilight's blush."

Give an example of alliteration in the poem "Because I could not ...."

Give an example of caesura in the poem "Because I could not ...."