Chapter 17 - William Blake Poems

Which phrase best expresses the boy's unhappiness in lines 1-4 of "The Chimney Sweeper" from Songs of Experience?

'crying weep, weep'

Why are the boys in Tom's dream in "The Chimney Sweeper" from Songs of Innocence able to play on the green plain?

An Angel unlocks the coffins that trap them.

Compare lines 6-8 of "The Little Boy Lost" and of "The Little Boy Found." What similarity in the mother and son do Blake's descriptive words emphasize?

Both search for a member of their family.

Compare lines 1-4 of the two poems titled "The Chimney Sweeper." What idea do both poems express?

Some parents force their children to work.

What does the speaker decide about the tiger's creation in "The Tyger"?

The tiger's creator used strength and skill to create the tiger.

the speaker's questions in lines 1-2 and 9-10 suggest that the subject of "the lamb" is the

creator of the lamb

In lines 13-16 of "The Tyger," the descriptions of furnaces, hammers, chains, and anvils create a sense of the

creator's strength

The "howling storm" in line 4 of "The Sick Rose" emphasizes that the worm is

dangerous

The boy says that he is alone in lines 1-4 of "The Little Boy Lost" because the

father walks too fast for the boys to keep up

What does the author show his concern for in all of the poems?

innocence

In "The Chimney Sweeper" from Songs of Experience, Blake most likely uses the church to symbolize

powers that oppress the weak

Reread lines 5-8 of "The Chimney Sweeper" from Songs of Innocence. The author symbolizes the loss of innocence in these lines with the

shaving of Tom's head

Reread lines 13-22 of "The Chimney Sweeper" from the Songs of Innocence. These lines mean that the "coffins of black" in line 12 most likely symbolize

the boys' difficult life as sweepers

What does the speaker in "The Tyger" seem to fear most?

the power of the tiger's creator

The speaker in "The Sick Rose" conveys a sense of loss because the

worm destroys the health of the rose