Lamb , The Analysis

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,

By the stream and o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing, woolly, bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice?

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?



Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.

He is called by thy name,

For He calls Himself a Lamb.

He is meek, and He is mild;

He became a little child.

I a child, and thou a lamb,

We are called by His name.

Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Little Lamb, God bless thee!



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The Lamb is best understood when compared with the poem the tyger the tyger is strong but the lamb waek

| Posted on 2009-06-22 | by a guest

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The lil lamb wants to know who made him & the narrator tells him that God made Him....Made in God's Image

| Posted on 2009-04-15 | by a guest

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this poem has a lot of literary devices and is very educational.

| Posted on 2009-03-30 | by a guest

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i believe that the beginning of the poem is talking about us as people. He saw visions at an early age of God putting his face on the window in his room, and later angels in a tree and elijah under one. So, I do believe that he is a very religious poet. On that note, Blake is probably refering to us as the lamb at the start. In the Bible it tells of God being the shepard and us his flock. So, he could possibly be witnessing to someone. Saying, in our words, "Hey! Do you know who made you? Do you know who gave you life? The one who fed you, kept you safe, given you things you wanted? the BEST things in life? Even your soft gentle voice that even makes the rivers rejoice to hear you speak?" (lines 1-8)
Then he goes on to say that he will tell them since they obviously do not know the depth which he is trying to reveal to them of the Saviors love. Again, in words as we would more than likely use today, he is saying that Jesus is also called a lamb. That he came to earth meek and mild, he was born by the virgin Mary in a stable amoungst animals when he was in all actallity the King of Kings! Line 17 i believe is saying that he, Blake, is a child of God, and that the lamb is associated is with Gods flock, and in that, they are both called by his name. Children and sheep are both associated with innocents. The last line is self explanitory, he is asking God to bless the person that he talked to.
However, now that all this is said, it IS a poem. In that, it is NOT SELF EXPLANITORY. There can be and SHOULD have more than one interpretation. This is what i love so much aboout it. Every time it is read, another meaning could pop out. Read for yourself between the lines. Look up the authors history, put yourself in their shoes. Then! try to figure out its meaning TO YOU! Once you do that, that's really all that matters...
Have fun!

| Posted on 2009-03-25 | by a guest

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William Blake uses the "lamb" as an image -- both a literary image and a theological one. A lamb is weak, mild, tender, and meek. It does not fight. In Christian theology, Jesus the Messiah is often referred to as a "lamb", emphasizing his meekness and gentleness (Isaiah 53:7 -- He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter). The weakness of a lamb conveys the weakness that Jesus displayed to the world. He did not come as a powerful God. This points out Christianity's emphasis on theology of suffering, not on being powerful, rich, or prideful in this life.
"He is meek and He is mild, He became a little child". This refers to the incarnation of Christ as a baby in Bethlehem, where God "became a little child". In Christian theology, God became man so as to be a member of the human race; by doing so, He also brought the human race into his "divine" race -- He adopted humanity into himself.
"I a child and thou a lamb, we are called by His name": humans are now identified by Jesus's name and his life, and therefore have the benefits of his life and divine nature -- an eternity of joyful life.
"Little lamb, God bless thee": the lamb, as well as the child of God, can rejoice that God has blessed them in such a way.

| Posted on 2009-02-03 | by a guest

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This is the noobiest poem ive ever had to write an essay about!

| Posted on 2008-11-25 | by a guest

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ok here's my theory, the poet is trying to say that we are all creations of god and that we are all god's children in essence we are all innocent. (totally against my views but i have to do this for english class :D )

| Posted on 2008-08-23 | by a guest

.: blud r u crazy :.

im da sikest in da game.if i send 4 ma blade den im rippin frew ur name. stick him in a grave im da quikest to snach da fame .ill take a foto of ur sista givin hed n stick da picture in ur frame.wana say sumin den say it man will spray him in his face.glock 19 da amulance has to cum n take him away.but me im jus ill so sik dokter wants to take me away.but i aint goin nowere ill reload n den pull bak on da trigger in his face off the top of the head r u crayz

| Posted on 2007-03-14 | by a guest

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this poem is good it is about the lamb been a child the tyger is a grown up u feel me but the lamb is good n innocent like god is good n innocent the lamb is elegent n no man had part in making such a beautiful creature u feel me only god could make summin so beautiful yeh

| Posted on 2007-03-14 | by a guest

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PINOTE is very nice..
The poem "The Lamb" expresses the innocent's view of the world as a creation of God and not a creation of the human imagination. The innocent asks, "Little Lamb, who made thee?/Dost thou know who made thee?"(51). The innocent is only able to conceive of the origins of the lamb being due to a creator god and not as a product of his imagination. The innocent sees the lamb as a symbol of goodness and since he has been taught that God is a good and benevolent god, the lamb must have been entirely created by God. When the innocent describes the creator of the lamb, he says, "He is meek, & he is mild"(52). The creator of such a meek and mild being like the lamb must also be meek and mild because be must be inherently good if he creates such a being. The innocent projects his expectations of "Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love" on to the world and so they are projected back. He does not question his observances of the world and so his imagination is shackled in the world of innocence.

| Posted on 2005-08-31 | by Approved Guest

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The poem "The Lamb" expresses the innocent's view of the world as a creation of God and not a creation of the human imagination. The innocent asks, "Little Lamb, who made thee?/Dost thou know who made thee?"(51). The innocent is only able to conceive of the origins of the lamb being due to a creator god and not as a product of his imagination. The innocent sees the lamb as a symbol of goodness and since he has been taught that God is a good and benevolent god, the lamb must have been entirely created by God. When the innocent describes the creator of the lamb, he says, "He is meek, & he is mild"(52). The creator of such a meek and mild being like the lamb must also be meek and mild because be must be inherently good if he creates such a being. The innocent projects his expectations of "Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love" on to the world and so they are projected back. He does not question his observances of the world and so his imagination is shackled in the world of innocence

| Posted on 2005-08-31 | by Approved Guest

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The poem "The Lamb" expresses the innocent's view of the world as a creation of God and not a creation of the human imagination. The innocent asks, "Little Lamb, who made thee?/Dost thou know who made thee?"(51). The innocent is only able to conceive of the origins of the lamb being due to a creator god and not as a product of his imagination. The innocent sees the lamb as a symbol of goodness and since he has been taught that God is a good and benevolent god, the lamb must have been entirely created by God. When the innocent describes the creator of the lamb, he says, "He is meek, & he is mild"(52). The creator of such a meek and mild being like the lamb must also be meek and mild because be must be inherently good if he creates such a being. The innocent projects his expectations of "Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love" on to the world and so they are projected back. He does not question his observances of the world and so his imagination is shackled in the world of innocence.

| Posted on 2005-04-09 | by Approved Guest