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British Poetry

Notes 26.6 Review Questions

1. How does Blake portray nature? How does the conception of nature differ in the Songs of
Innocence and the Songs of Experience?
2. Are Blake’s poems symbolic? Explain your answer.
3. How does Blake use repetition in the Songs of Innocence and Experience?
4. How does Blake portray childhood?
5. What can you discern from these poems about Blake’s views on religion?

Answers: Self Assessment
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (b)

26.7 Further Readings

Alexander Pope: Selected Poetry and Prose — Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope — Paul Baines
Thomas Gray: a life — Robert L Mack
Elegy written in a Country Church Yard — Thomas Gray
William Blake — G.K.Chesterton

Online links http://www.gradesaver.com/songs-of-innocence-and-of-experience/
http://eview.anu.edu.au/cross-sections/vol1/pdf/ch12.pdf

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