LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY
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The abolition of slavery
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The equality of all people
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The innate brilliance of children
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The beauty of common language
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Detailed explanation-1: -"The Little Black Boy” is a poem by British poet William Blake, included in his 1789 publication Songs of Innocence. The poem argues for racial equality, insisting that earthly identity is temporary and that all are worthy of God’s divine love.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poem has an underlying tone of sadness by the way in which the boy begins to understand his social constraints because he is black, and only in death will he be seen as equal to the English boy. The boy’s skin tone is symbolic of the social constraints he will face in life and how he may over come them.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the major political events of William Blake’s lifetime was the French Revolution. For Blake, it was a moment of radical hope turned to violent disillusion. He was initially a supporter. In the summer of 1792 he wore a ‘bonnet rouge’ to show his solidarity with the revolutionaries abroad.
Detailed explanation-4: -The poems protest against war, tyranny, and King George III’s treatment of the American colonies. He published his most popular collection, Songs of Innocence, in 1789 and followed it, in 1794, with Songs of Experience.