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WILLIAM BLAKEBy Grace Roberson
WILLIAM BLAKE
About Blake William Blake was an artist and a poet born in
England, Nov. 28, 1757, died Aug. 12, 1827. Was born to a moderately wealthy family and home
schooled by his mother during his early childhood. At age 10 he was put in drawing classes and then apprenticed to an engraver
He was married once to Catherine Boucher, they did not have any children.
Was known to be inspired by ‘visions’.
WILLIAM BLAKE’S WORKS
Poetry Blake wrote many poems, the majority of which
were published in collections. His first collection was entitled Poetical Sketches
and published in 1783. The most well known poetry collections are the
Songs of Innocence and the Songs of Experience. He published many poems including A Cradle Song,
A Dream, A Poison Tree, Broken Love, and Ah Sunflower.
CONT.
Painting Did water colored scenes from the works of Milton,
Dante, Shakespeare, and the Bible.
Engraving Made the majority of his living as an engraver. Did many commissioned engravings for biblical, and
historical purposes. Illustrated many of his own writings with
engravings.
POEMS
A Dream A fable told in the form of a dream that the speaker
had.
Ah! Sun-flower A meditation on a sunflower’s desire to follow the
sun.
A DREAMMade up of five stanzas, of paired rhyming
couplets.
The story of an aunt trying to reunite with her
family
The motherly aunt is helped by the glow worm and
beetle.
The aunt may represent the human soul, while the
glow worm and beetle show divine guidance.
It is believed to be a record of a ‘vision’ that
William Blake had.
AH! SUN-FLOWER
It is made up of two stanzas, with an AB AB
rhyming scheme.
The sunflower is seeking the perfect place, where
the sun always shines.
The sunflower represents human aspirations,
which are always seeking but never fulfilled.
WORKS CITED
http://
www.biography.com/people/william-blake-9214491?p
age=3
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/william-blake
http://www.poemhunter.com/william-blake/
http://sjcrasenglish.blogspot.com/