The Chimney Sweeper (I) Flashcards
1
Q
innocence or experience
A
innocence
2
Q
how many chimney sweeper poems are there
A
2
3
Q
this poem seems to be like
A
an experience poem
4
Q
speaker
A
a child
5
Q
how many quatrains
A
6
6
Q
lots of __________ being used
A
sibilance
7
Q
“‘weep! ‘weep! ‘weep! ‘weep!”
A
- the cry that children would shout to show that they were chimney sweepers
- so young that they cant say it correctly
- shows the child’s misery
8
Q
the tone is very
A
of matter of fact
9
Q
“Darce”
A
a play on dark
10
Q
“lamb”
A
Jesus
11
Q
Blake didn’t like
A
poverty
12
Q
Rousseau
A
man is born free and everywhere is in chains
13
Q
“white hair”
A
old john
the echoing green
14
Q
what is the question of innocence
A
are they innocent or ignorant?
15
Q
“coffins of black”
A
the chimneys
