52. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge

Question 1

Was Blake popular in his lifetime?

Answer 1

No. He was only popular in the 20th cen. and was recognized as a poetic genius.

Question 2

What’s Blake’s style?

Answer 2

Lyrical visual style. He rejected Augustan poetry, thinking it was limiting. He illustrated his poems, so they could be read visually and verbally.

Question 3

Who is known for using symbolism?

Answer 3

Blake.

Question 4

What kind of symbols did Blake use?

Answer 4

Lamb, children, flowers, tiger. Tiger means natural creative energy of human life no one should control.

Question 5

What are the works written by Blake?

Answer 5

“The Song of Innocence” and “The Song of Experience”. He combined them both in “The Song of Innocence and Experience”. It reveals his understanding of psychology. He had also written “The Tiger”.

Question 6

What has the central role in Blake’s poetry?

Answer 6

Images of childhood.

Question 7

What did Blake loved to use?

Answer 7

He loved using and seeing the world with opposites: “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”.