LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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They have different authors
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One is true and one is fiction
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One is narrated by a child and the other by an adult
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There is no difference between the two poems
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Detailed explanation-1: -The difference is that the child of experience knows this life has been forced upon him and he realises that he has been ‘taught’ the language of the sweep’s sorrowful life. Unlike innocence, Blake suggests that experience is a state of knowledge and control.
Detailed explanation-2: -Supported by Blake’s simple, yet clever rhyme schemes, “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Innocence displays a more optimistic child who is currently losing his innocence while “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Experience depicts a child whose innocence has already been stolen.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ of Innocence, Blake can be interpreted to criticise the view of the Church that through work and hardship, reward in the next life would be attained; this results in an acceptance of exploitation observed in the closing lines ‘if all do their duty they need not fear harm.
Detailed explanation-4: -“The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Experience)” Themes It specifically suggests that the Church encroaches on the freedoms and joys of childhood and, indeed, robs children of their youth. The poem focuses on a common figure during Blake’s time: the chimney sweeper.