Songs of Innocence and Experience 1. Discuss Blake’s use of
auditory imagery in the poems, and cite one example. 2. Comment
on Blake as a social critic. 3. What were (and are) the effects
of Blake’s mode of publishing his poems with handcrafted colored
engravings? 4. Comment on Blake’s use of the ballad form. 5.
What are Blake’s favorite images of innocence, and how does he
use them? 6. Discuss Blake’s use of simple sentence structure
and diction in these poems. What is the overall effect of this
stylistic decision? What keeps the poems themselves from being
simple? 7. How does Blake portray nature? How does the
conception of nature differ in the Songs of Innocence and the
Songs of Experience? 8. Are Blake’s poems symbolic? Explain your
answer. 9. How does Blake use repetition in the Songs of
Innocence and Experience? 10. How does Blake portray childhood?
11. What can you discern from these poems about Blake’s views on
religion? by slowpulsegirl, September 11, 2012 By "rose" W.Blake
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