William Blake’s Symbolism in Selected Poems of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

Abstract

William Blake used Symbols all over the lyrics Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Blake is a unique poet and his verses are rich in images and symbols. For analysis in this paper, I have taken two poems each from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. “The Lamb” and “Chimney Sweeper” from Songs of Innocence and “The Tyger” and “Chimney Sweeper “from Songs of Experience. In this paper, I will examine graceful style of Blake and themes of his poetry. Blake’s religious perspective about Christianity and God are also discussed. In his poems he uses two alternate points of views. He is sentimental sometimes in his poetry. He uses contrariness in his poetry. Structure of his poetry is awesome. His poetry is melodious. This paper also investigates and analyses Blake’s lyrics critically. Primarily, this paper discusses Blake’s imagery and symbolism in various poems. The themes of Blake’s poetry are related to religion, nature, purity, experience, God, Social injustice, and experience. Important features of four poems of William Blake are analyzed from perspective of symbolism.