The Chimney-Sweeper (Experience) Analysis

Author: poem of William Blake Type: poem Views: 50

A little black thing among the snow:
Crying weep, weep, in notes of woe!
Where are thy father & mother? say?
They are both gone up to the church to pray.

Because I was happy upon the heath.
And smil'd among the winters snow:
They clothed me in the clothes of death.
And taught me to sing the notes of woe.

And because I am happy. & dance & sing.
They think they have done me no injury:
And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King,
Who made up a heaven of our misery.

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A child who gathers pleasure from things thought to be a burden (the snow). To make up for his "innapropriate behavior," His parents dressed him up in a suit and tie (the clothes of death-what you wear to/at a funeral) and forced the church upon him (the songs of woe-songs sung at mass about pretty dreadful topics if you think about it-Jesus Dying, A wrathful God, etc).
He says that because he likes to dance and sing (activities thought to be "the devil" back in old times). That his parents go to pray for him. He doesn't understand why they would want to live such a frivolous life to get into a heaven where all the fun things in life aren't allowed.

| Posted on 2008-06-19 | by a guest

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Uncomfortable relationship between parent and child
Question and answer
Questioning the nature of God – Lamb/Tyger
Crying less than in innocence poem, used to situation, although still sad
Damning of the church, PRO god, but against church

| Posted on 2008-05-20 | by a guest

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