The Lamb Poetry Essay

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Outline Thesis Statement: “The Lamb” is a Christian poem written by William Blake that utilizes a lamb to symbolize and explain how God created everything in the universe. i. Introduction with paragraph with thesis ii. William Blake and the poem a. English poet b. The Lamb -1789 c. Published in “Songs of Innocence” d. Rhyme scheme - AA BB CC DD AA AA EF GG FE AA e. Intended to be sung, original melody is now lost iii. Meaning/Theme and Explanation f. Christianity g. God created the world, and everything in it h. Lamb symbolizes God’s creation, innocence i. Child speaking “Little Lamb who made thee” j. Who gave you wool, water, and food? k. “Dost thou know who made thee” l. Why does the lamb exist? m. “Little Lamb I’ll tell thee” n. Introduction of Jesus Christ and God o. Made in God’s image p. The lamb also symbolizes Man, and Man’s desire to know his origins and why he exists iv. Setting q. Country life r. “by the stream and o’er the mead” s. Literary setting for us as readers v. Conclusion “The Lamb” is a Christian poem written by William Blake that utilizes a lamb to symbolize and explain how God created everything in the universe. A child, who is asking a lamb where he came from, speaks this poem. However, the child already knows the answer. The purpose of “The Lamb” is to show God’s love for mankind. William Blake, an English poet, wrote “The Lamb” in 1789. It was published in Songs of Innocence and of Experience, which is an illustrated collection of Blake’s poems. Originally, “The Lamb” was written as a song to be sung. Unfortunately, the melody has been lost over the years. There have been recreations of it in recent years, but no one knows for sure what the true melody really is. The poem certainly
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