2. WILLIAM BLAKE
-Born-November 28,1757 In London
-Apprenticeship-August 4, 1772 to James Basire of
Great Queen Street
-Royal Academy- joined in 1778
-First biography-June 1780
-Married in 1782 to Catherine Boucher
-Influence- The French American Revolution
-Also people such as Jacob Boehme and
Emanuel Swedenborg.
-William was not recognized until after his death.
-Died-october 1831
3. William Blake’s Collection
William blake wrote around one hundred seventy
poems Throughout his life.
Some of the most famous include “Cradle Song”,
“The Tyger”, “A Poison Tree”. And many more
great poems
4. A DREAM
A Dream is told
in the form or a
dream. About a mother ant who
got lost. The mother worries
about her children. Luckily
a beetle and a glow warm hear
her cries and guide the mother
back to her children.
In this poem the
mother represents a
lost soul., the glow
worm represents
god, and the beetle is
a guide. Together the
mother finds her way
home
6. IMAGETheDIVINEIn this poem it talks about
how when you pray to God
you pray love,mercy,pity,and
peace. But these qualities
are also human quality. This
shows that people “pray to
the human form divine”
