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A 5 page paper which
discusses similarities and differences in the theme of childhood in the poetry of William
Blake and William Wordsworth. The poems examined are “Auguries of Innocence” and
“Introduction (To The Songs of Innocence)” by William Blake and “Ode: Intimiations of
Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” and “Three Years She Grew” by
William Wordsworth. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAchldpt.rtf
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Blake and Wordsworth wordswor9.html). With Blakes work, this particular author states that "Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience for example especially appear to treat childhood as a symbol of
the human condition as seen from Blakes perspective. His poem The Voice of the Ancient Bard in Songs of Innocence, starts with the lines: Youth of delight come hither/ And
see the opening morn,/ Image of truth new-born (3)" (Anonymous Comparing the symbolic treatment of Childhood in Blake and Wordsworth wordswor9.html). With Wordsworth we find a somewhat different approach, but
an approach that is no less powerful: "Wordsworth writes in quite a different way about his physical surroundings and childhood, but nevertheless, still describes nature and youth as representing something
more than simple trees, rivers or scarcity of years" (Anonymous Comparing the symbolic treatment of Childhood in Blake and Wordsworth wordswor9.html). Bearing these conditions in mind the following paper examines
some of the poems of both men and then presents a brief discussion about the similarities and differences. The poems discussed are "Auguries of Innocence" and "Introduction (To The Songs
of Innocence)" by William Blake and "Ode: Intimiations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" and "Three Years She Grew" by William Wordsworth. Blake: Auguries of Innocence In
this particular poem the first four lines seem to offer us a great deal of foundation for understanding the symbolic nature of youth and childhood: "To see a world in
a grain of sand/ And a heaven in a wild flower,/ Hold infinity in the palm of your hand/ And eternity in an hour" (Blake 1-4). There is clearly a
sense of the innocence as well as the inherently honest power of childhood in these lines as children seem to possess all possibilities while possessing a truly unique understanding of
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