- This poem by William Blake describes the harsh conditions faced by young chimney sweepers in 18th century England. It tells the story of a young boy named Tom Dacre who was sold into chimney sweeping at a young age after his mother died. The poem depicts the grim reality of Tom's life, from crying as his head was shaved to getting covered in soot. It also references other sweepers being locked in "black coffins," representing their difficult situation. However, Tom finds hope in a dream of an angel freeing the sweepers, representing the possibility of escaping their oppression. The poem critiques the unjust social system that allowed child labor and highlights the innocence of the children subjected to it.
The Powerpoint provides background information about chimney sweeper, young children forced into such labor, in order for students to better understand the context of Blake's poems.
The Powerpoint provides background information about chimney sweeper, young children forced into such labor, in order for students to better understand the context of Blake's poems.
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Mac means ‘son of’. So, MacFlecknoe means ‘Son of Flecknoe’, while the word ‘True-Blew’ means an extreme ‘Whig Blue’ which was the colour of the Tories.
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:-“Mac Flecknoe; or, A satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T.S.” was a lampoon by John Dryden against the poet laureate Thomas Shadwell who superseded him in 1669.
Mac means ‘son of’. So, MacFlecknoe means ‘Son of Flecknoe’, while the word ‘True-Blew’ means an extreme ‘Whig Blue’ which was the colour of the Tories.
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Shelley is by far the most talented and at the same time most controversial of all the Romantics.
In his short life of 29 and a half years, he created some literary jewels which time has not been able to stale.
Shelley’s main works comprise of Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, Music, When Soft Voices Die, The Cloud, and The Mask of Anarchy. His other major works include long, visionary poems such as Queen Mob, Alastor, The Revolt of Islam, Adonais, The unfinished work The Triumph of Life; and the visionary verse drama The Cencis(1819) and Prometheus Unbound(1820).
Shelley’s joy, his magnanimity, his faith in humanity, and his optimism are unique among the Romantics.
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4. William Blake
28 November
175712 August
1827
A boldly
imaginative
rebel in both
his thought and
art.
An English
poet, painter
and printmaker.
He combined
poetic and
pictorial genius
to explore life.
6. This poem is narrated by the poet
himself. First of all, he tells us a little bit
about his childhood. When his mother
passed away, his father sold him for
money to become a labour who swept
the chimneys.
Next, he introduces a fellow called Tom
Dacre who was also a chimney
sweeper. Tom cried because his hair
was shaved to prevent soot from
infesting it. He felt depressed of his job.
7. At night, Tom dreamed that
thousands of chimney
sweepers were locked up in
black coffins (symbolize the
hardship they faced).
However, an Angel succeeded
to set them free. The Angel told
Tom to be a good boy so as to
become the child of God. The
following day of his dream, he
became optimistic towards what
he had to suffer.
10. Green
• Growth, fertility and spring
Wash in a
river
• Clean away the sin
Rise upon
cloud
• A lift from lower class positions
to upper-class
Bags
• Figurative emotional baggage
of their soot-filled experiences
11. Metaphor
As Tom was a-sleeping
Tom was having a moment
of peace, disconnected for
a while with the real and
chaotic world.
12. Simile
That curl’d like a lamb’s back
Comparing the curly hair of Tom with the
back of a lamb.
Both of the two objects share the same
form (the back of a lamb is compound by
lots of curls which are curved in shape).
13. Alliteration
• So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep
• As Tom was a sleeping he had such a sight
Alliteration of words beginning with the letter ‘s’
Makes the words sound fun and energetic.
14.
15. Onomatopoeia
• “cry weep, weep ,weep, weep”
deepen the impression of the mother's
death and the crying chimney sweeper.
• “So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep”
represent the sound like a brush
repetitiously scraping a chimney wall.
• “Then down a green plain leaping, laughing,
they run”
represent happiness and joyfulness
18. TONES
Helpless
• The poet was
sold to be a
chimney
sweeper when he
could merely
speak.
Critical
• The children
were too young
to sweep the
chimneys.
19.
20. Theme of Innocence
• Represented by Tom and other sweepers.
• They are unaware of the oppression.
• They believe that if they are obedient and do
their duty, everything will be well.
• Tom tends to dream that other sweepers are
being locked in black coffins but an Angel
succeeds to set them free.
