ByWilliam Blake

William Blake was born on the 28th of November in Soho, London.English poetPrintmakerPainter

He greatly influenced the uprising of the Romantic Age and the society with his poetry and visual arts.

His works The Book of UrizenAmericaVisions of the Daughters of Albion

Describes characteristics of the human bodyThe heart

Cruel, a hungry gorgeThe face

Jealousy, a sealed furnaceThe way we dress

Secrecy, forged iron

Rhyme Schemea-b-c-d-a-b-c-b

Meter and RhythmTrochaic pentameter

Alliteration“The human form a fiery forge”

A song that describes an infant sleepingStarts with lots of happiness

“Sweet dreams of pleasant streams by happy, silent, moony beams!”

Begins to have a sadder feeling towards the end“Wept for me, for thee, for all”

Rhyme Schemea-a-b-b-a-a-b-b

Meter and RhythmIambic pentameter

Alliteration“Sweet Sleep, with soft down”

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