Poem I or E? Synopsis Main Context Structure Key Quotes Link to Poems
PP? Themes
and Protest
I, Yes The narrator is - The Blake was a Uses ‘On a cloud I saw a child’ The child is Images of the Lamb:
piping when he Divine/Pers religious man, catalectic a clear symbol of innocence, the The Lamb > Symbol of
Introductio sees a child on onal however he trochaic speaker's voice is also introduced here. innocence and vulnerability,
n a cloud. The Spiritual criticised tetrameter This could reinforce the divine qualities the image of Christ
child tells him to Introspectio organised which of the child or angel in resurrecting this
pipe a song n religion, He was provides a poet's voice and his protest. It could The Shepherd > “For hear
about a lamb, - Subverting born into a sense of a reflect Blake’s visions, and how they the lambs innocent call”
which he does patriarchal family of nursery inspired him to write. - Establishes the innocence
and the child parental English rhyme and ‘So I piped; he wept to hear’ The child of the lamb, it’s vulnerability,
weeps. The notions Protestants who harmonic speaks in direct imperatives and the highlights the notion of
child tells him to - Importance broke away rhythm poet conforms, the fluidity and routine goodness that is associated
sing, which he of Nature to from the Church (reflecting of this stanza reflects the harmonious with Christ (not that made up
does and the Humanity of England. the inter-relationship between the divine by organised religion but
child cried with - Importance Instead he harmony and humanity. The conjunction ‘so’ instead ‘the lamb of God’
joy. The child of children believed between reinforces the conformity of the
asks him to ‘everything that humanity directions, subverting patriarchal Nurse's Song Innocence >
write a book lives is holy’ in and parental notions, as the older poet is ‘Well, well go and play till
and disappears, his book The nature). listening to the child. the lights fades away”
the narrator Marria ge of Alternating ‘Sing thy songs of happy cheer’ The - The nurse recognises the
takes a reed for Heaven and rhyme child directs the speaker to move to his importance of personal
a pen and Hell, to which scheme voice, again reinforcing the divine introspection and exploration
writes happy he saw divinity shows resurrecting people’s voices. In a through allowing them to
songs for infused in the sense of sense, the divine is encouraging further explore the divinity of nature
children to whole world. childishnes personal introspection, as the poet in the ‘hills’ and ‘sheep’
provide joy. s and uses his voice as an instrument, - Also subverts patriarchal
creative provoking an emotional reaction. parental notions as the
inspiration ‘And I plucked a hollow reed’ The children simply ask the nurse
influence of the child has been to allow them to continue to
established, the conjunction ‘and’ again play which the nurse, who is
reinforces his conformity of the actions, the parietal figure allows
even when the child has vanished. This - Shows the importance of
suggests an achievement of personal children, their joyfulness and
spiritual introspection through the help innocence which the nurse
of the divine,or even just through a aims to maintain
presence of innocence evoked through
PP? Themes
and Protest
I, Yes The narrator is - The Blake was a Uses ‘On a cloud I saw a child’ The child is Images of the Lamb:
piping when he Divine/Pers religious man, catalectic a clear symbol of innocence, the The Lamb > Symbol of
Introductio sees a child on onal however he trochaic speaker's voice is also introduced here. innocence and vulnerability,
n a cloud. The Spiritual criticised tetrameter This could reinforce the divine qualities the image of Christ
child tells him to Introspectio organised which of the child or angel in resurrecting this
pipe a song n religion, He was provides a poet's voice and his protest. It could The Shepherd > “For hear
about a lamb, - Subverting born into a sense of a reflect Blake’s visions, and how they the lambs innocent call”
which he does patriarchal family of nursery inspired him to write. - Establishes the innocence
and the child parental English rhyme and ‘So I piped; he wept to hear’ The child of the lamb, it’s vulnerability,
weeps. The notions Protestants who harmonic speaks in direct imperatives and the highlights the notion of
child tells him to - Importance broke away rhythm poet conforms, the fluidity and routine goodness that is associated
sing, which he of Nature to from the Church (reflecting of this stanza reflects the harmonious with Christ (not that made up
does and the Humanity of England. the inter-relationship between the divine by organised religion but
child cried with - Importance Instead he harmony and humanity. The conjunction ‘so’ instead ‘the lamb of God’
joy. The child of children believed between reinforces the conformity of the
asks him to ‘everything that humanity directions, subverting patriarchal Nurse's Song Innocence >
write a book lives is holy’ in and parental notions, as the older poet is ‘Well, well go and play till
and disappears, his book The nature). listening to the child. the lights fades away”
the narrator Marria ge of Alternating ‘Sing thy songs of happy cheer’ The - The nurse recognises the
takes a reed for Heaven and rhyme child directs the speaker to move to his importance of personal
a pen and Hell, to which scheme voice, again reinforcing the divine introspection and exploration
writes happy he saw divinity shows resurrecting people’s voices. In a through allowing them to
songs for infused in the sense of sense, the divine is encouraging further explore the divinity of nature
children to whole world. childishnes personal introspection, as the poet in the ‘hills’ and ‘sheep’
provide joy. s and uses his voice as an instrument, - Also subverts patriarchal
creative provoking an emotional reaction. parental notions as the
inspiration ‘And I plucked a hollow reed’ The children simply ask the nurse
influence of the child has been to allow them to continue to
established, the conjunction ‘and’ again play which the nurse, who is
reinforces his conformity of the actions, the parietal figure allows
even when the child has vanished. This - Shows the importance of
suggests an achievement of personal children, their joyfulness and
spiritual introspection through the help innocence which the nurse
of the divine,or even just through a aims to maintain
presence of innocence evoked through
