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WILLIAM BLAKE  Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience - the poems

The original political vision: sex, art and transformation: Dissent and emancipation were holy for William Blake. He could teach our prime minister so much about how to be radical
Terry Eagleton, The Guardian, Wednesday November 28, 2007

Biography

Useful statements about Blake's views on religion and the church

Tom Paulin's excellent article on The Songs of Experience

An Introduction to the diction of innocence and experience

first reading of a Blake poem

Cloze activites on The little vagabond , The Fly, The schoolboy, The Garden of Love, A Poison Tree

Links to notes and activities on poems

Framework plan for Blake Oral Commentary

Useful vocabulary for describing Blake's attitutudes and aims

 
Introduction to Songs of Innocence Introductipon to Songs of Experience Little Vagabond
The Chimney-Sweeper
(innocence)
The Chimney-Sweeper
(experience)

Listen to - Michael on the Chimney Sweep 

London 
Extra notes on context for London
Annotated poem
Plan for oral
Listen to Ed on London
The Lamb ITyger Poison Tree

comparing poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

Link to Sparknotes