The Little Girl Found (I) Flashcards
What is the rhyme scheme of ‘The little girl found’?
- AABB
- 4 lines
- contributes to rhythmic flow and readability
What is the quatrine structure of ‘The little girl found’?
13 quatrians
* blake can present the narrative in a segmented/organised manner
* regular quatrain strucutre reflects a sense of order amongst turmoil in narrative
What is each 4 line stanza in ‘The little girl found’?
it is its own self-contained unit
* gives it a sense of coherence
* we see the step by step unfolding of the parents emotions
Similarity to ‘The little girl lost’: What do both poems explore?
both explore the transition from innocent to experince
Similarity to ‘The little girl lost’: Lyca
- Lost introduces us to Lyca who is a symbol of innocence
- she ventures into the wilderness and falls asleep = a loss of innocence
- found continues this narrative showing the journey of the parents into the same wilderness = their own confrontation with experience and the unknown
Similarity to ‘The little girl lost’: nature
- In both, blake employs nature not just as a backdrop but as a cital character that interacts with human figures
Similarity to ‘The little girl lost’: wilderness
= the unknown, subsconscious, realm of experience that lyca and her parents have to navigate
* social norms are challenged
Differences to ‘The little girl lost’: individual journey
- lost focuses on the individual journey of lyca and her passive acceptance into the realm of experience
- symbolised by her sleep and protective animals
“To this day they dwell in a lonely dwell Nor fear the wolvish howl nor the lions growl”
- Emphasises the transformative power of love and hope
- Their experced understanding does not permit them to return to previous life
- this relates to blakes own visions he had that isolated him
In ‘The little girl found’ how does blake use contrast?
- He juxtaposes the sorrowful, desolate landscape of the desert with the enchanted, protected setting of the lions palace
- stark contrast provides and enhances the impact of mystical elements in the poem
“deep surprise”
Juxtaposition of parents first view of lion as a scary beast to the gentle characteristics he gives
“All the night in woe”
*Lycas parents embark on a desperate search for their missing daughter
* the parents journey through the desolate landscape reflects their emotional turmoil
“Over valleys deep while the deserts weep”
- Personification emphasies the parents sorrow
- natures seems to be weeping (connects the parents to nature)
*Contributes to visual portrayal of a vaste and desolate terrain
repetition of ‘desert’
- reinforces sense of isolation and emotional desolation that defines the parents journey
- emphasis size of desert and how empty/barren it is
“Arm in arm, seven days they traces the desrt ways”
- The poem portrays their commitment and the intensity of their emotions as they go through valleys and deserts
*illustrates profound nature of parental love
“The fancied image straus, famished, weeping weak”
*Asyndetic list
* lycas parents imagine lyca in distress, we know shes safe
* they think luva is unable to exist without them
“shadows deep”
*metaphor - the parents are in darkness, lycas journey terrifies them\
“Tired and woe begone hoarse with making moans”
Alliteration
* highlights how persistent they are with looking for lyca
* grief/exhaustion both physically and emotionally
* suggests there is a strong bond between parent and child
What is suggested about parent-child relationship in ‘The little girl found’?
That love between parent and child is unwavering
* despite the hardships they endure while doing the search, the parents persist in their search to find lyca
What does ‘The little girl found’ use to form a mystical element?
A lion
What does the lion symbolise in ‘The little girl found’?
A transformative and redemptive force
“Spirit armed in Gold”
- metaphor - lion is the embodiment of a divie force - almost regal
- a christ like figure
“on his head a crown, on his shoulders down flowed his golden hair”
- Mystical intervention provides hope and redemption in the face of adversity
What does the lion appear as initially in ‘The little girl found’.? does this change?
Initially the lion appears threateneing, but it turns out to be a guardian spirit that leads to lyca in a majical palce
“But their fears alley when he licks their hand and silent bu them stnads”
- The lion is a key symbol - while initially perceived as a threat (therefore symbolising danger) a transformation occurs where the lion becomes a benevolent guide (symbolises protection)
In ‘The little girl found’ how does the tone change?
As the poem progresses, it moves from a tone of despair to one of hope / restoration
What signifies possible resolution in ‘The little girl found’?
The lions invitation to follow him and the discovery of luca in peaceful sleep among tigers
What themes prevail over the initial themes of loss and despair?
redemption and hope
“Follow me” he saod weep not for the maid; in my palace deep lyca lies alsspe”
The lion is a protective guide/spirit
How do lycas parents symbolise the world of experince?
The world of experience traumatises the mind - Lycas parents are in an experienced world, removed from innocence and therefore cannot initially believe that lyca is safe
What image do lycas parents project onto lyca?
An image of her in danger
*its their fear and how they see her in their mind
