ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Nurse’s Song is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. The scene of the poem features a group of children playing outside in the hills, while their nurse listens to them in contentment. As twilight begins to fall, she gently urges them to “leave off play” and retire to the house for the night. They ask to play on till bedtime, for as long as the light lasts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nurse’s Song is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Nurse’s Song (Songs of Experience)” Symbols In this version of “Nurse’s Song, ” the rhythms of the natural world symbolize the transition from youth to adulthood and from innocence to experience. The poem links sunlight and spring to childhood innocence.

Detailed explanation-5: -In these gatherings Blake would sing his own compositions, and sing very well, to the point where music teachers would try to transcribe his music. It is known that Blake sang songs that he composed from an early age.