William Blake was an English poet and artist born in 1757 in London. He was influenced by Gothic art and the ideals of the French and American revolutions. Blake wrote many poems that were misunderstood during his lifetime, including Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Some of his most famous poems are "The Tyger", "London", and "Ah! Sunflower". Blake died in 1827 and has since become recognized as an influential visionary artist and poet.

1. By:
Ashton ClarkWILLIAM BLAKE

2.  William Blake was born in London, England is
1757. Blake began writing at an early age. Blake
soon grew to love Gothic art, which he incorporated
in his own works. Blake was a misunderstood poet,
and artist and a visionary. Blake has been very
influential since his death in 1827.
 Blake was influenced by the ideals and ambitions
of the French and American revolutions. He was
also influenced by great thinkers Jacob Boehme
and Emanuel Swedenborg.
 Some of William Blake’s poem:
o A Divine Image
o A Poison Tree
o Ah! Sunflower
o Auguries of Innocence
o Cradle Song
o Eternity
o Holy Thursday
o Infant Joy
o London
o Love’s Secret
o Milton
o Proverbs of Hell
o The Chimney -Sweeper
o The Fly
o The Lamb
o The sick Rose
o The Tyger
o To Autumn
• About Blake
• His
Influences
• His Works
ABOUT
WILLIAM
BLAKE

3. Songs of Experience Songs of Innocence
WILLIAM BLAKE COLLECTIONS

4. Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the Sun:
Seeking after that sweet golden
clime
Where the travellers journey is
done.
Where the Youth pined away with
desire,
And the pale Virgin shrouded in
snow:
Arise from their graves and aspire,
Where my Sun-flower wishes to go.
By:
William Blake
AH!
SUNFLOWER

5. The sunflower
represents a man who
is bound to earth, but is
pinning for eternity. The
face of the sunflower
follows the course of
the Sun in the hope of
reaching a land which
is indifferent to
frustration and
restriction.
MEANING OF AH! SUNFLOWER

6. Rhyme Scheme
 William Blake wrote
this poem in ABAB
CDCD.
Meter and Rhythm
 Ah! Sunflower consists
of eight lines in two
quatrains.
POETRY ELEMENTS

7.  http://www.biography.com/people/william-blake-9214491
 http://www.william-blake.org/biography.html
 http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/116
 http://beamingnotes.com/2013/05/21/summary-and-
analysis-of-ah-sunflower-by-william-blake/
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