Infant Joy Analysis

Author: poem of William Blake Type: poem Views: 92

I have no name
I am but two days old.--
What shall I call thee?
I happy am
Joy is my name.--
Sweet joy befall thee!

Pretty joy!
Sweet joy but two days old.
Sweet joy I call thee;
Thou dost smile,
I sing the while
Sweet joy befall thee.

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I believe that the simple structure of the poem conveys the innocent simplicity of joy which the very young embody be that they are not yet enslaved by the restrictions of the worried, thinking mind or of the adult world. By naming 'things' within our world-be it people, objects, the natural world, etc we automatically place limitations on our perception of them. A baby does not have any concept of who they are-they haven't yet had enough experiences to construct a personality or have fears or worries. They are not a name, a person, a personality, a 'thing' they are therefore peace and joy in the purest and the most innocent sense.

| Posted on 2009-05-02 | by a guest

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the poet talks aboy the happiness which the children have, and also he talks about their innocence copared to the adults

| Posted on 2009-03-11 | by a guest

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"Infant Joy" shows the reader the happiness we felt when we were little childs, when we still didn't have any kind of preoccupation: "Joy is my name."
The child is "but two days old" therefore he has no kind of job to do, neither problems nor nothing, he simply sleeps and eats (or even sings: " I sing the while"), and receives the affection of his family, who wouldn't be happy if he had that same life?
This poem makes a call to the happines and joy, despite we only see the happiness and joy of the child, we see that down his eyes, world is beautiful and joyful. That is the image William Blake tries to reflex: down the eyes of the child it's all colourful and beautiful! Obviously, the child is the portrayer of happiness to the poem.

| Posted on 2009-01-27 | by a guest

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Infant joy expresses the joy a parent recieves from a new born. The title can be expressed in many ways, new born is new joy, joy of having a infant, joy of been a infant and joy a infant brings to mother.
The simple happiness of having a child suits the simple structure,and simplistic rythme.
There is more importantly a change of person in the poem, it appears the child is speaking in lines 1,2,4 and 5. The rest of the lines are spoke by the mother. The speakers repeat "I," a few times, this suggests they are interested in themselves, athought the child is innocent. The mothers use of I's suggests she is overwhelmed and shows her happiness.
The poem is full os posotive imagery, giving the poem a happy feel.

| Posted on 2007-05-15 | by a guest

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