William Blake (1757 1827) was an English poet and artist.

. His poems mark the beginning of a new era in English literature. He criticized hypocrisy and constant in religion and art. His own works deal more with the spiritual rather than the physical world, his works include Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience and the prose work, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
a) Reeds of Innocence - William Blake (17571827) PIPING down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: Pipe a song about a Lamb! So I piped with merry cheer. Piper, pipe that song again; So I piped: he wept to hear. Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy cheer! So I sung the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read. So he vanishd from my sight; And I pluckd a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I staind the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. 5

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Sweet, simple...everything that the child asked, the piper did. The child reacts the way one would hope young children would during circle time--or story time. Stories should entertain, and tap into the emotional levels. The child disappeared (perhaps an angel), the the piper takes on the role of a writer. It's a nice switch from the oral tradition of story telling, to the recording (printing press) version of sharing stories. In some ways, one could also interpret the scene as listening to what a child says. A child is happy with simple things, done with the heart.

Analysis
This poem consists of five quatrains, some of which follow the heroic stanza form. The rhyme scheme of the Introduction varies depending upon the stanza. Stanzas 1 and 4 follow the traditional ABAB pattern, while stanzas 2, 3, and 5 use an ABCB pattern. The first and fourth stanzas begin with Piping and the noun form Piper, juxtaposing the musical nature of the speaker with the most musical rhymes of the poem. The poet sees a child in the sky, upon a cloud. This child is both an embodiment of innocence, as

he is young, and the inspiration behind poetry, as he charges the shepherd to play, sing, and write. That the child charges the shepherd to play the song specifically about a Lamb indicates one of the major foci of Blakes work, the portrayal of Jesus as the innocent, spotless Lamb of Christianity. Ostensibly, the intended audience for this collection is also innocent, as the poet writes, Every child may joy to hear. It is not only children, however, but also the childlike at heart who will appreciate his works. Using the reed for a pen and stained water for the ink connects even the act of creation to nature. The easily acceptable tools provided by the natural world serve to emphasize both the spontaneity of the works that follow and their place as responses to the bounty and beauty of nature. His subject matter will (allegedly) be happy cheer throughout, although several poems of the Songs of Innocence belie this suggestion. The shepherd's progression from piping, to singing, and finally to writing parallels the poet's own progression from inspiration, the music, to the initial composition of the poem, the lyrics, and finally the creative act of putting the words on paper. The poem wishes that all may read, a phrasing which suggests the superiority of the written word over the recited word in the former's ability to reach a wider audience and to exist apart from the author. Blake's own vocations as printer and engraver are therefore vindicated over that of the performer.

THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire? And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

The Tyger belongs to Songs of Experience which was written by William Blake. The Romantic poet published his collection of poems himself in London, in 1794. It is formed by six stanzas of four lines each. The rhyme scheme is simple (AA BB). "The Tyger" is a poem made of questions. There are no less than thirteen question marks and only one full sentence. Addressing "The Tyger," the speaker questions it as to its

creation essentially: "Who made you Mr. Tyger?" "How were you made? Where? Why? What was the person or thing like that made you?"

Analysis
The first impression that William Blake gives is that he sees a terrible tiger in the night, and, as a result of his state of panic, the poet exaggerates the description of the animal . However, paying more attention to what comes next, the author talks about Evil, and Good, as I said above. These two essential ideas are symbolised in the Tyger and the Lamb Immediately after seeing the Tyger in the forests, the poet asks it what deity could have created it: The word immortal gives the reader a clue that the poet refers to God - Then, in the second stanza, the author wonders in what far-away places the tiger was made, maybe, referring that these places cannot be reached by any mortal. - In the third stanza, the poet asks again, once the tigers heart began to beat, who could make such a frightening and evil animal. - Next, in the forth stanza, William Blake asks questions about the tools used by God. And he names the hammer, the chain, the furnace, and anvil. All these elements are used by an ironsmith. Thus, according to the poet, God is a kind of craftsman. After that, in the fifth stanza, the poet asks two significant questions. The first one refers to Gods feelings: Did he smile his work to see? In other words, was God happy with his creation? The second question is: Did he who made the Lamb make thee? William Blake does not understand why or how the deity who is responsible for good and innocence, is, at he same time, the same who inserts violence and evil in this world. However, the poet does not make any statement at any moment. He only asks questions which invite the reader to think about. -Finally, the last stanza is the same as the first one which may indicate that the author is not able to understand the world where we live. To conclude, in my opinion, William Blake wrote the poem with a simple structure and a perfect rhyme to help the reader see the images he wanted to transmit.

Love's Secret
Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart; Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears, Ah! she did depart! Soon as she was gone from me, A traveler came by, Silently, invisibly He took her with a sigh.

The structure of the poem is rigid, and has a defined rhyming pattern of abab in each stanza. - When reading the short poem Loves Secret by William Blake, my first conclusion was that to keep love between two people they must not express it to each other. However, I didnt fully agree with my interpretation, so digging deeper would help me find the actual meaning Blake was trying to portray. -In the first paragraph the narrator states to never look to tell your love, love that wasnt told can exist. So basically if you dont tell your loved one of how you feel, there is still a chance of them being together. On the other hand, if you do tell your loved one of your affection towards them, the spark wont last, and the relationship will soon end. In the next two lines the poet is describing his love, and comparing it with the wind. Like love is part of a human being's life, the wind is part of nature. Occasionally the wind is strong and can be noticeable, but in this case the wind is invisible, quiet, and gentle. Blake is comparing his love with this gentle wind because at this time he still has not expressed his love -The second stanza is significant because this is when it describes the moment of a love confession. In the first two lines of this stanza Blake demonstrate the moment he admits his love to his loved one. By repeating the phrase I told my love, twice, it is evident that he is urgently expressing his love. -Then when telling her all of his love he has towards her, he opens his heart. The next line may explain why he may have been fearful, he was afraid of losing her, and unfortunately she did leave. In my point of view the image of the traveler could either be a symbol of death, another lover, or a husband.

A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine. And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

The poem A poison tree was written by William Blake in 1794 as a collection of poems as Songs of Experience.

A poison tree is about humanitys hatred upon other people, and finally getting vengeance. Although it is a short poem, Blake clearly gives every sentence a whole meaning. Containing only 4 stanzas and 16 lines. The rhyme scheme used is: a a b b
-The first quatrain explains that the narrator at one time became angry with a friend. However, this conflict was resolved because the narrator told the friend and the wrath did end. The second half of the quatrain brings up another conflict, but this anger is with a foe. This time the narrator told it not and the wrath did grow. -The second quatrain is very powerful and starts with the line, Blake is telling the reader that fear and anger go together. Fear can force people to think and do things that are highly out of character. This emotion can take one to a dark place, as it does with the speaker. Next in the quatrain, the narrator mentions that the wrath is feed with tears. The mention of tears associated with the speakers fears leads one to believe that this emotion is unwanted. But then the next line, leads ones to think that the speaker may be enjoying watching the wrath grow. The longer the speaker is allowed to contain the anger, the more of a emotion poison it becomes. -The third quatrain tells how the wrath grows into the poison tree. Blake chose this metaphor because wrath is a poison that tants a persons emotions and powers to reason. The poison tree produces an apple bright. The foe sees the fruit of the poison tree and knows the apple belongs to the speaker. For this reason, the foe covets the apple. -The fourth and final quatrain reveals the end result of the foe sneaking into the speakers garden to take the apple from the poison tree. In the end, the apple, the fruit of speakers wrath, takes the life of the foe. The speaker is victorious over the foe but at a high cost. Blake says that the speaker is glad to see the foe outstretched beneath the tree. A Poison Tree is Blakes warning to the reader about what unchecked anger can do. Such an emotion can become poison to people's minds if allowed to grow. Communication and releasing such emotions before they fester is the safest path to resolve conflict.

The Sick Rose

O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night, In the howling storm, Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. This short poem is a narrative poem made up of two stanzas; each stanza has four lines, rhyming a b c b. The language of it is pretty easy though it is written in 18th century English. The Sick Rose is a part of William Blakes Songs of \ Experience , is a perfect lyrical poem. The subject matter is simply told. A rose is sick and destroyed by the evil design of a worm.

The Rose could have many interpretations but Traditionally the rose is a symbol of love and beauty. Most interpretations of The Sick Rose conclude that the speaker addresses the rose to inform it of its death. The rose can be seen in both its literal sense as well as a smybol of love. The "sickness" that the rose endures is brought on by a worm, which has snuck in under the cover of darkness and has ultimately caused the death of the rose. Blake uses the rose to symbolize love as to show the tainted view that society has attached to love. The rose could be a metaphor for the beautiful city of London before it was corrupted by the State who had a love for power. Blake is known for writing of the horrors of 18th century London, during Industrial Revolution , or could be a metaphor for boys and girls , the invisible worms that symbolize to the strong boy and sick rose symbolize a helpless women,and it is tragic love story , also it might refers to a young beautiful woman,who has a non-physical disease but it very painful and its dragging her to death, until her only happiness its the death itself, and the secret she has kept for so long comes out hurting/killing the people around her or her own lover...

Ah Sunflower
Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun; Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller's journey is done; Where the Youth pined away with desire, And the pale virgin shrouded in snow, Arise from their graves, and aspire Where my Sunflower wishes to go!

The poem consists of eight lines, in two quatrains.The rhyme scheme is ABAB, CDCD. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794.It is one of only four poems in Songs of Experience not found in the "Notebook" Analysis The Sunflower more closely represents human aspirations, with its face always looking toward the sun. That it follows the suns progress from morning to evening shows that human aspirations must eventually end in death, symbolized by night in many of Blakes poems. The youth and virgin both have unfulfilled desires to which they seek satiation in the sunset, suggesting that their longings may be fulfilled in the next life. Blake's voice becomes tonally complex in this poem, conveying the feeling that he is growing tired of feeling pathos for those who will not break free of social conventions and claim their freedoms. The Youth and the "pale Virgin" both deny themselves physical pleasures in the hope that this asceticism will win them "that sweet golden clime." Like the sunflower, however, they long for yet never actually reach this desired destination.

2.I think that this poem is talking about wanting something or having a goal and its

using the sunflower to represent the human spirit and its desire or goal. The sunflowers goal is to be able to rise to the sun. In the second and third line it talks about how the sunflower counts the steps to get there and how its striving to get to that place. In that last line of the first stanza it says, Where the travelers journey is done. It is saying that once the sunflower reaches its destination, in sky with the sun its journey will be finished. I think that in the poem the journey is not only referring to the sunflowers travel to the sun but to the sunflowers entire life. Since the sunflower represents the human spirit I think that the sunflower desiring to be with the sun is kind of like the human desire to end their journey in heaven. The significance of the sun being in the sky is that heaven is also associated with being in the sky. Next, Blake talks about how youth pined or how life wastes away longing with that desire to end its journey in heaven. In the second stanza the sunflower dies, shrouded in snow winter comes and the snow covers the sunflower. Blake uses the word shrouded to make that connection of the sunflower representing a human the sunflower like a human is being concealed with a shroud. A shroud is a burial cloth thats used to cover a dead body. Now that the sunflower is dead, now that the human is dead, its spirit can rise from its grave and aspire what it has always wanted. The poem comes to an end with the line, Where my sunflower wishes to go. Blake is now also referring to himself saying that heaven is where his spirit wishes to go.

Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark Satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire. I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land.

Analysis
Jerusalem is a short poem by William Blake from the preface of Milton a Poem. It was originally called And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time. The poem was first printed in 1804. Today it is best known as the anthem \"Jerusalem\", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. It is one of the three hymns that are being sung at the Royal Wedding and was considered to be the British Anthem. The poem was inspired by the story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, travelled to the area that is now England and visited Glastonbury. The legend is linked to an idea in the Book of Revelation describing a Second Coming, wherein Jesus establishes a

new Jerusalem. In the most common interpretation of the poem, Blake implies that a visit of Jesus would briefly create heaven in England, in contrast to the \"dark Satanic Mills\" of the Industrial Revolution. Note that Blake asks four questions rather than stating a visit to be true. The term \"dark Satanic Mills\", which entered the English language from this poem, is interpreted as referring to the early Industrial Revolution and its destruction of nature and human relationships. This view has been linked to the fate of the Albion Flour Mills, which was the first major factory in London, designed by John Rennie and Samuel Wyatt and built on land purchased by Wyatt in Southwark. This was a rotary steam-powered flour mill by Matthew Boulton and James Watt, with grinding gears by Rennie, producing 6,000 bushels of flour a week. The factory could have driven independent traditional millers out of business, but it was destroyed, perhaps deliberately, by fire in 1791. London\'s independent millers celebrated with placards reading, \"Success to the mills of ALBION but no Albion Mills. Opponents referred to the factory as satanic, and accused its owners of adulterating flour and using cheap imports at the expense of British producers. An illustration of the fire published at the time shows a devil squatting on the building. The mills were a short distance from Blake\'s home. The phrase was especially poignant for the millions of workers employed in mills, who adopted the poem as a Socialist hymn. The line from the poem, \"Bring me my Chariot of fire!\" draws on the story of 2 Kings 2:11, where the Old Testament prophet Elijah is taken directly to heaven: \"And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.\" Blake used it to show that he would part the industrial factories aside and ride up above them and start a mental revolution. The term \"green and pleasant land,\" universally quoted, has become a collocation for identifiably English landscape or society. It appears as a headline, title or sub-title in dozens of articles and books. Several of Blake\'s poems and paintings express a notion of universal humanity: \"As all men are alike (tho\' infinitely various)\". He retained an active interest in social and political events for all his life, but was often forced to resort to cloaking social idealism and political statements in Protestant mystical allegory. Even though the poem was written during the Napoleonic Wars, Blake was an outspoken supporter of the French Revolution, whose successor Napoleon claimed to be. The poem expressed his desire for radical change without overt sedition. (In 1803 Blake was charged at Chichester with high treason for having \'uttered seditious and treasonable expressions\' but was acquitted). The words of the poem stress the importance of people taking responsibility for change and building a better society England\'s green and pleasant land. The poem, which was little known during the century which followed its writing, was included in a patriotic anthology of verse published in 1916, a time when morale had begun to decline due to the high number of casualties in WWI and the perception that there was no end in sight. Hope that helps...

London
I wander through each chartered street, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, A mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every man, In every infant's cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban, The mind-forged manacles I hear: How the chimney-sweeper's cry Every blackening church appals, And the hapless soldier's sigh

Runs in blood down palace-walls. But most, through midnight streets I hear How the youthful harlot's curse Blasts the new-born infant's tear, And blights with plagues the marriage hearse. Structure As the title of the collection suggests, London is presented in a very regular way, much like a song. There is a strict abab rhyme scheme in each of the four stanzas. Written in four stanzas, London by William Blake uses an A, B, A, B' rhythmic pattern. More in a lyrical form, the poem is basically about someone where he wanders in London and describes his thoughts and observations. He sees poverty, misery, and despair on people's face and notices how London is a hideous and corrupted place with injustice in every corner. The poem starts with a sinister and gloomy atmosphere which quickly gives an idea to the reader what the author thinks of London. I noticed the author uses repetition of words such as "every". I assume it is to emphasise the fact that this suffering is not only affecting a group of people but everybody. At the third stanza, the "chimney-sweeper's cry" symbolizes that people are forced to repair what the society had done wrong. Blake is also blaming the church by describing as "blackening" to represent its corruption. Then, the "hapless soldier's sigh" evokes the idea that the soldiers don't have a choice but to serve their country and "Runs in blood down palace-walls." refers to their dreams and lives that will be stolen and shattered by the society. Clearly, the author shows his repugnance and hatred towards London by using dark imageries and evil-evoking words. At the last stanza, "the youthful harlot's curse" means that the new-born will be born in their turn in poverty, despair, diseases will be contracted, etc. and the cycle of corruption is going to start all over again. By putting together "marriage" and "hearse", I think the author meant that everything, even the happiest event will eventually lead to death. All in all, the poem shows that life is hard and difficult, that there is misery everywhere in London and those who are too much concerned about money should feel guilty from those that suffer around them.

2. ROBERT BURNS
To a Mouse
WEE, sleekit, cowrin, timrous beastie, O, what a panics in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an chase thee, Wi murdring pattle! Im truly sorry mans dominion, Has broken natures social union, An justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An fellow-mortal! I doubt na, whiles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! A daimen icker in a thrave

S a sma request; Ill get a blessin wi the lave, An never misst! Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin! Its silly was the wins are strewin! An naething, now, to big a new ane, O foggage green! An bleak Decembers winds ensuin, Baith snell an keen! Thou saw the fields laid bare an waste, An weary winter comin fast, An cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell Till crash! the cruel coulter past Out thro thy cell. That wee bit heap o leaves an stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble! Now thous turnd out, for a thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winters sleety dribble, An cranreuch cauld! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best-laid schemes o mice an men Gang aft agley, Anleae us nought but grief an pain, For promisd joy! Still thou art blest, compard wi me The present only toucheth thee: But, Och! I backward cast my ee. On prospects drear! An forward, tho I canna see, I guess an fear! Analysis

a) It contains eight stanzas, each with six lines. The poem denotes the narrator of the poem is ploughing his field when he cuts through a mouse nest. The poet shows regret and apologises to the mouse before he goes on a tangent which reveals the deeper meaning of the poem. The connotation is that even when you mean no harm and have pure intentions, you can destroy somebody else's well laid plans. Life is unpredictable, and while preparing for the unpredictable future we are not enjoying the present moment - which the mouse seems to be able to do. The narrator reminisces on "prospects drear," i.e. bad events that have happened in the past which in some ways prevent him from moving on. Furthermore, some say that he is very fearful of the future and that these two reasons do not allow him to enjoy the present. He is also hinting that we "humans" aren't very empathic or sympathetic towards

animals like this mouse, but both species prepare for the future, hoping for nothing to affect their smooth lives. He asks, so what if the mouse steals our corn? It still wants to survive; this is the same for humans, so why are we so apart? b) The poet is doing his utmost to assure this terrified little creature that he has no
intention of causing it any harm. bickerin brattle =scurry, run; laith = loath; pattle = a small spade for cleaning a plough He then goes on to apologise to the mouse for the behaviour of mankind using beautiful prose which requires neither translation nor interpretation. Listen to what he is saying, and you will be well on your way to understand what made Burns such a greatly loved man. Note how he equates himself with the mouse in lifes great plan. Here he tells the mouse that he realizes its need to steal the odd ear of corn, and he does not really mind. Hell get by with remainder and never miss it. daimen = occasional; icker = an ear of corn; thrave = twenty four sheaves; lave = remainder Dismay at the enormity of the problems he has brought on the mouse causes him to reflect on what he has done - destroyed her home at a time when it is impossible to rebuild. There is no grass to build a new home and the December winds are cold and sharp. Her preparations for winter are gone! Big = build; foggage = moss; baith = both Where the mouse had thought that she was prepared for winter in her comfortable little nest in the ground, now she is faced with trying to survive in a most unfriendly climate, with little or no hope in sight. cosie = comfortable; coulter; = iron cutter in front of a ploughshare It seems probable that here the poet is really comparing his own hard times with that of the mouse a life of harsh struggle, with little or no reward at the end. monie = many; thole = to endure; dribble = drizzle; cranreuch = hoar-frost; cauld = cold How many times have people glibly trotted out, The best laid schemes without realising that they were quoting from Burns? The sadness, the despair, the insight contained within this verse are truly remarkable and deeply moving. no thy lane = not alone; gan aft agley = often go awry This final verse reveals the absolute despondency that Burns was feeling at this stage in his life. Not at all what one might expect from a young man of twenty-six, supposedly so popular with the lassies, and with his whole life ahead of him, but nevertheless expressing sentiments with which many of us today can easily relate. c) Would you waste your time apologizing to a mouse? Robert Burns shows us what its like to live in a rural area. He also shows us that people can be very sympathetic to animals. One of the last characteristics is the ideal of democracy." To a Mouse" by Robert Burns has three obvious characteristics of romantic poetry. To begin, Burns is sympathetic to the mouse's dilemma. The speaker is sympathizes with the mouse after plowing over his house. The speaker also says that its okay for the mouse to steal because he knew that the mouse had live too. Burns made a point to tell the mouse that it's not alone. These are three ways that Burns shows us how to be sympathetic. Secondly, the ideals of democracy are apparent in the poem. The poet made sure to show that the bond between nature like the bond between the upper and lower classes. The best laid plans of mice and men shows that not everything turns out perfect. The poet made sure to show that even in a world where man apologizes to animals nothing is ever perfect. Hence saying the fact that democracy cannot ever be perfect. Finally, the poem has a rural setting. The poet chooses to use a rural setting to show a deeper side of the actual poem itself. It shows that the life of a farmer isn't always easy. The power of the words and the surroundings was amazing it really made the reader think about their life. In conclusion Robert Burns makes the reader think about life in very different aspects for the time period that this poem was written. He shows that life is never easy. You can be an animal as

simple as a mouse or as complex as a human and have complications in your life. Burns has show us the effects of rural communities, sympathy and the ideals of democracy all in a number of powerful stanzas.

A Red Red Rose

O MY Luve 's like a red, red rose That 's newly sprung in June: O my Luve 's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune! As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry: Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun; I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o' life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve, And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

The poem opens with the speaker comparing his love to a "A Red, Red Rose" and to a "melodie / That's sweetly play'd in tune!" In the second and third stanzas, the speaker describes how deep his love is. And it's deep. He will love his "bonnie lass" as long as he is alive, and until the world ends. At the end, he says adios, and notes that he will return, even if he has to walk ten thousand miles.
Type of Work and Year of Composition "Red Red Rose" is a love poem written to be sung..Type of the poem- Lyrical poetry (song) Robert Burns based it on a folk version of a song he heard on his travels. Burns completed the poem in 1794. Burns wrote it as a traditional ballad, four verses of four lines each. Burns wrote the poem in four quatrains (four-line stanzas) Most of the longer lines are in iambic tetrameter; the shorter ones, in iambic trimeter. SUMMARY The repetition of "O, my luve" in the first stanza conjures up the idea that his love is different from other men. His woman is so special to him that she reminds him of a red, red rose. She is so young and fair that he compares her to the first rose of the season in its' purity and youth. His love is so sweet that she reminds him of a soothing melody played in tune. I immediately feel that he has known no other love like this. The second stanza has a perfect rhyme at the end of the second and fourth lines -- "I" and "dry." In this stanza, the narrator reminds her and us that his love is undying no matter what happens around him. The speaker addresses the young lady as bonnie (pretty). Bonnie is derived from the French word bon (good)

The third stanza has an exact rhyme at the end of the second and fourth lines -- "sun" and "run." He repeats the endearment "my dear" at the end of the first and third lines to emphasize his affection for her. He clearly states that he will be in love with her until certain occurrences happen in nature -- "seas go dry" and "rocks melt with the sun"... Stanza 4 -The speaker again addresses his beloved, noting that though he must leave her for a while he will return for her even if he must travel ten thousand miles

3. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
The Solitary Reaper"
In the first stanza the speaker comes across a beautiful girl working alone in the fields of Scotland (the Highland). She is "Reaping and singing by herself." He tells the reader not to interrupt her, and then mentions that the valley is full of song. Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain; O listen! for the Vale profound Is overflowing with the sound. The second stanza is a list of things that cannot equal the beauty of the girl's singing: No Nightingale did ever chaunt More welcome notes to weary bands Of travellers in some shady haunt, Among Arabian sands: A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird, Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. In the third stanza the reader learns that the speaker cannot understand the words being sung. He can only guess at what she might be singing about: Will no one tell me what she sings?-Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things,

And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? In the fourth and final stanza the speaker tells the reader that even though he did not know what she was singing about, the music stayed in his heart as he continued up the hill: Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending;-I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. Analysis "The Solitary Reaper" was written on November 5, 1805 and published in 1807. The poem is broken into four eight-line stanzas (32 lines total). Most of the poem is in iambic tetrameter. The rhyme scheme for the stanzas is either abcbddee or ababccdd. (In the first and last stanzas the first and third lines don't rhyme, while in the other two stanzas they do.) This poem is unique in Wordsworth's oeuvre because while most of his work is based closely on his own experiences, "The Solitary Reaper" is based on the experience of someone else: Thomas Wilkinson, as described in his Tours to the British Mountains. The passage that inspired Wordsworth is the following: "Passed a female who was reaping alone: she sung in Erse [the Gaelic language of Scotland] as she bended over her sickle; the sweetest human voice I ever heard: her strains were tenderly melancholy, and felt delicious, long after they were heard no more" (as qtd. in The Norton Anthology English Literature). Part of what makes this poem so intriguing is the fact that the speaker does not understand the words being sung by the beautiful young lady. In the third stanza, he is forced to imagine what she might be singing about. He supposes that she may be singing about history and things that happened long ago, or some sadness that has happened in her own time and will happen again. As the speaker moves on, he carries the music of the young lady with him in his heart. This is a prevalent theme in much of Wordsworth's poetry. For instance, the same idea is used in "I wandered lonely as a cloud" when the speaker takes the memory of the field of daffodils with him to cheer him up on bad days.

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge"

In lines 1 through 8, which together compose a single sentence, the speaker describes what he sees as he stands on Westminster Bridge looking out at the city. He begins by saying that there is nothing "more fair" on Earth than the sight he sees, and that anyone who could pass the spot without stopping to look has a "dull" soul. The poem takes place in the "beauty of the morning," which lies like a blanket over the silent city. He then lists what he sees in the city and mentions that the city seems to have no pollution and lies "Open unto the fields, and to the sky." Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. In lines 9 through 14, the speaker tells the reader that the sun has never shone more beautifully, even on nature ("valley , rock, or hill"), and that he has never seen or felt such deep calm. He goes on to describe the way that the river (which he personifies) glides along at the slow pace it chooses. The poem ends with an exclamation, saying that "the houses seem asleep" and the heart of the city is still. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will: Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still! Analysis "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" is an Italian sonnet, written in iambic pentameter with ten syllables per line. The rhyme scheme of the poem is abbaabbacdcdcd. The poem was actually written about an experience that took place on July 31, 1802 during a trip to France with Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy Wordsworth. The poem begins with a rather shocking statement, especially for a Romantic poet: "Earth has not anything to show more fair." This statement is surprising because Wordsworth is not speaking of nature, but of the city. He goes on to list the beautiful man-made entities therein, such as "Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples." In fact, nature's influence isn't described until the 7th line, when the speaker relates that the city is "open to the fields, and to the sky." While the city itself may not be a part of nature, it is certainly not in conflict with nature. This becomes even more clear in the next line, when the reader learns that the air is "smokeless" (free from pollution).

Wordsworth continues to surprise his reader by saying that the sun has never shone more beautifully, even on natural things. He then personifies the scene, giving life to the sun, the river, the houses, and finally to the whole city, which has a symbolic heart. The reader imagines that the city's heart beats rapidly during the day, while everything and everyone in it is bustling about, but now, in the early morning hours, the city's heart is "lying still." By using personification in his poem, Wordsworth brings a kind of spirit to the city, which is usually seen as a simple construction of rock and metal.

She Dwelt among Untrodden Ways

SHE dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! --Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me!

The theme of this poem is about the love for a woman that he never pursued. He speaks highly of this woman for her beauty, and how she stood out from all others. He also never really speaks about ever being with her or even talking to her. In the last four lines he speaks of her death and how she was unknown to many. This leads to believe that no one would miss her as much as he would.
Style
Form: Three-stanza lyric, of four lines each with every second line rhyming. The simple, repeated rhyming pattern gives the poem a nursery rhyme quality. Metaphors: Wordsworth compared Lucy to a violet and to a star. Diction: The words are simple, familiar words of mainly one syllable. The simple language reflects the simple life of Lucy in the country. He uses one awkward phrase for unspoilt nature: the untrodden ways. Punctuation: The use of the exclamation mark twice emphasises the poets love and sense of loss. Tone: There is a mysterious tone throughout. The words she and Maid provide a sense of mystery. The location untrodden ways indicates an unknown and untouched place, which is mysterious. The description in the second stanza has a strong tone of admiration. The tone of the final stanza is mournful. Wordsworth expresses his feelings in a gentle tone throughout. Atmosphere: Mysterious and lonely: half-hidden, unknown, few could know. Assonance [vowel only repetition]: Most lines have one or two repeating vowel sounds, like the i in Is shining like the sky. Assonance makes the poem very musical. Sibilance [repetition of s sound]: Note the s sounds throughout the poem. They help to create the soft, mysterious and lonesome atmosphere.

Summary
In the first stanza, Wordsworth describes the isolated, untouched and beautiful place where Lucy lived. He shows that her beauty mainly went un-noticed. In the second stanza, he compares her shy beauty to a hidden flower. This shows her innocence. He compares her innocence, aloneness and purity to a single star. This is probably Venus, which appears alone after sunset. In the third stanza, Wordsworth shows that Lucy was unknown and died young. Her death is a cause of deep personal grief to Wordsworth.

I wandered lonely as a cloud"

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" takes place in the Lake District of Northern England. The area is famous for its hundreds of lakes, gorgeous expanses of springtime daffodils, and for being home to the "Lakeland Poets": William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, and Robert Southey. This poem, obviously inspired by Wordsworth's stomping grounds, is well-loved because of its simple yet beautiful rhythms and rhymes, and its rather sentimental topic. The poem consists of four six-line stanzas, each of which follow an ababcc rhyme scheme and are written in iambic tetrameter, giving the poem a subtle back-and-forth motion that recalls swaying daffodils. By comparing himself to a cloud in the first line of the poem, the speaker signifies his close identification with the nature that surrounds him. He also demonstrates this connection by personifying the daffodils several times, even calling them a "crowd" as if they are a group of people. The idea of remembering the beauty of nature even when not in its presence appears in several of Wordsworth's later poems, including "Tintern Abbey," "Ode; Intimations of Immortality," and "The Solitary Reaper." Even though the speaker is unable to appreciate the memory he is creating as he stands in the field, he later realizes the worth that it takes on in sad and lonely moments.

In the first stanza the speaker describes a time when he meandered over the valleys and hills, "lonely as a cloud." Finally, he came across a crowd of daffodils stretching out over almost everything he could see, "fluttering and dancing in the breeze": I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

In the second stanza the speaker goes into more detail about the daffodils. They reminded him of the Milky Way, because there were so many flowers packed together that they seemed to be neverending. The speaker guesses that there were ten thousand daffodils, which were "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance": Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. In the third stanza the speaker compares the waves of the lake to the waves of daffodils and decides that even though the lake is "sparkling," the daffodils win because they have more "glee." He then comments that he, like any other poet, could not help but be happy "in such a jocund company." He looked at the scene for a long time, but while he was there he was unable to understand what he had gained from the experience: The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: In the fourth and final stanza the poet describes what he gained from the experience. Afterwards, when he was lonely or feeling "pensive," he could remember the daffodils, seeing them with his "inward eye," and be content: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

The daffodils help him to forget that he doesn't have anyone and is depressed. First, he is walking alone as he notices these daffodils under trees unnoticeable as he is towards people. Next, he states that they were never-ending and dancing in the breeze: Then, he notices the waves, too, but the daffodils out do the waves and this makes him joyful. Finally, as he lays on his couch alone he remembers the daffodils and his heart fills with joy

and inspire him to dance with them So, a person can see how the daffodils make him happy. In conclusion, the daffodils make his heart fill with pleasure and they also inspire him to dance, too. So, these daffodils make him feel like he isn't alone and he becomes happy because of this

"A slumber did my spirit seal"

In the first of the poem's two stanzas, the speaker declares that a "slumber" has kept him from realizing reality. In essence, he has been in a dream-like state, devoid of any common fears ("human fears"). To the speaker, "she" (his unnamed female love) seemed like she would never age: A slumber did my spirit seal; I had no human fears: She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years. In the second and final stanza, however, we learn that she has died. She lies still and can no longer see or hear. She has become a part of the day-to-day course of the earth: No motion has she now, no force: She neither hears nor sees, Rolled round in earth's diurnal course With rocks and stones and trees. Analysis: "A slumber did my spirit seal" is one of Wordsworth's "Lucy Poems," which focus primarily on the death of a young woman named Lucy (though she remains unnamed in this poem). Many scholars and literary historians have offered theories as to who Lucy was, but her true identity remains a mystery. The poem is comprised of only two four-line stanzas, and yet a great deal happens in this narrow space. We see the speaker's realization not only that this young woman has died, but also that bad things can happen in a beautiful world. In the first stanza the speaker is innocently unaware that age can touch the woman, but he is quickly taught a harsh lesson when she dies between stanzas one and two. The choice to hide the death between the stanzas is interesting, as it seems to imply that the speaker is unable to verbalize the pain that goes along with the sudden loss. On the other hand, the poem may be less about the speaker's innocence than about his belief in the young woman's power. Indeed, he seems to have built her up in his mind into a goddess, untouched by age and mortality. This desire to keep her perpetually young is a testament to the speaker's feelings for the young woman. In the second stanza Wordsworth offers an eerie description of the woman's current

situation. She is blind and deaf--wholly incapable of taking in the world around her. This is a particularly painful idea in a Wordsworth poem, because he is generally so focused on experiencing the senses. The speaker also mentions that she is now without motion or force. This, of course, is true of all dead people, but by stating the obvious the speaker helps the reader to imagine the way the young woman once was: full of life and vigor. In the last two lines the speaker describes the young woman trapped beneath the surface of the earth. In fact, she has become a part of the earth, rolling with it as it turns day to day. The very last line of the poem is especially interesting, because the speaker lists both rocks and stones, which are essentially the same. It may be that he intends to reference both gravestones and common rocks. Alternatively, the speaker may intend to emphasize the "dead" things of the earth over living things like trees (which are mentioned only once). "A slumber did my spirit seal" is a ballad, though a very short one. The stanzas follow an abab rhyme scheme, and the first and third lines are in iambic tetrameter, while the second and forth lines are in iambic trimeter.

The rhyme scheme is: ABAB, and its written in iambic tetrameter.

The Rainbow
MY heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. The technical term for the rhythm of this poem is "iambic tetrameter,There is an interesting rhyme scheme of: a, b, c, c, a, b, c, d, d. "My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold." The speaker uses the image of a rainbow to show that he loves the beautiful small things in nature so much that he would rather die than stop loving them. A day without nature, this poem expresses, is a day not worth living. -The poem is about the speaker's love of nature.
When the poet sees the rainbow in the sky, his heart becomes extremely happy. The situation was same when he was a child. He used to become happy when he saw rainbow in the sky in his child hood. The condition is still same in the present. Now the poet is an adult and his heart still becomes happy when he sees rainbow. He wants his heart to be happy in future also in the same way when he will see the rainbow. And he wishes to die if the happiness in his heart for the rainbow doesnt remain same when he will become old in future. He thinks that the child is father of the man because a child has all the characteristics that grow along with him and become the characteristics of the man. In the same way a growing man develops the characteristics he showed as a child. So,

the poet wishes to tie each of his coming days with the worship and love of nature as childhood.

In this very short poem consisting of only 9 lines, the speaker begins by declaring that he is moved by nature, and especially by nature's beauty He goes on to say that he has always felt the impact of nature, even when he was an infant: The speaker is so certain of his connection with nature that he says it will be constant until he becomes an old man, or else he would rather die: In the next line he declares that children are superior to men because of their proximity to nature: "The Child is father of the Man."\ For this reason, he wishes to bind himself to his childhood self