Holy Thursday Flashcards
Viewpoint of Holy Thursday
The narrators - William Blake
The message of this poem
Children must be cherished as they are a gift sent from god and are a blessing. They are the future and forces of nature
What do we assume about the children
That they are poor and are at charity schools and being forced to thank their patrons. There guardians juxtapose them
Quote to describe the children faces
“Innocent faces clean “
Not yet sinned and still connected to god and haven’t betrayed him unlike the aged men
Quote symbolising Noah’s arc
“Walking two and two “
Quote to show how they are dressed
“ red and blue and green”
Two quotes to show their numbers
“Like Thames waters flow”
“ multitudes of lambs”
Quote to shows the children’s beauty
“ flowers of London “
Two quotes to show the elder
“ grey-headed beadles”
“ wise guardians of the poor”
Quote that shows oxymoron
“ harmonious thunderings”
Key structure points (5)
Longer lines than Blake usually uses First stanza one sentence Enjambment Rhyming couplets Repetition
Language points (4)
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Juxtaposition
Context on William Blake
Early ambitions were painting
Failed business print shop so became an engraver
His work is complex and political
Work shows energy drive and relentless
What does this poem compare to
Midnight on the great western
