2. William Blake was born on the 28th of November in
Soho, London.
English poet
Printmaker
Painter
He greatly influenced the uprising of the Romantic
Age and the society with his poetry and visual arts.
His works
The Book of Urizen
America
Visions of the Daughters of Albion
3. Describes characteristics of the human body
The heart
Cruel, a hungry gorge
The face
Jealousy, a sealed furnace
The way we dress
Secrecy, forged iron
4. Rhyme Scheme
a-b-c-d-a-b-c-b
Meter and Rhythm
Trochaic pentameter
Alliteration
“The human form a fiery forge”
5. A song that describes an infant sleeping
Starts with lots of happiness
“Sweet dreams of pleasant streams by happy, silent,
moony beams!”
Begins to have a sadder feeling towards the end
“Wept for me, for thee, for all”
6. Rhyme Scheme
a-a-b-b-a-a-b-b
Meter and Rhythm
Iambic pentameter
Alliteration
“Sweet Sleep, with soft down”