William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1789, 1794) extensively explores the concept of childhood. ... It is therefore possible to suggest that the Songs of Innocence and of Experience presents polarized depictions of childhood. ... In Blake's Songs of Innocence, "Laughing Song" could be regarded as a poem that directly explores the idea of the Romantic childhood. ... It is also significant that "Laughing Song" is a Song of Innocence rather than of Experience. ... Rather than being a poem about children who encapsulate innocence, such as "Laughi...

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There is an undeniable link between William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience and the main belief structure of the Romantics of his time. ... When Blake composed Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, he reached a milestone in his career. ... Hidden behind a web of confusion - to the general public - spun by works such as The Book of Urizen and The Four Zoas, were the Songs. ... According to Blake, both extremes were necessary to achieve a Higher Innocence' (Beulah) - the final goal. ... Aside from solely Blakean philosophy, Songs portrays a slew of blatantly Romant...

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A child's mind biologically is as complex as any adults. Each thinks in the same sequence, however the thoughts that pass through are the only variable. A child thinks of things that are simple, that they like, that they don't like. An adult makes simple things complex, analyze the things they like ...

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In "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience", Blake explored unconventional ideas of the nature of God and religion and tried to unite, or balance, his concept of innocence and experience as two different states of life and the human soul. Both "The Lamb" (Songs of Innocence) and its contrary "The Tyger" ("Songs of Experience") invite the reader to consider God and creation in different ways. ...

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He first describes the innocence of his childhood, then his disparity and vanity of old age and lastly, the purity of his sister. ... In the last stanza he writes to not think of Spring's songs because Autumn has songs of her own. ... Wordsworth used it to express innocence and purity. ...

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Experts have claimed in articles such as "Life sucks, Timmy" that social realism novels take away a teenager's innocence. ... Teenagers are exposed to the same content of these specific novels in movies, song lyrics and television shows which have visuals to match and can be quite explicit with no way of avoiding it. ... So give teenagers a chance to keep their innocence so as to restrain them from further anguish so the world can become a more positive place. ...

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The poem about the lamb was one of innocence and the good side of spirituality that most mothers probably recited to their children back then to sound like a song or nursery rhyme to soothe the child as they tried to fall asleep. ... Not wanting to lose sight of the innocence of the world while in reality still having to deal with life struggles. ...

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From the Songs of Innocence, "The Chimney Sweeper" described how children were exploited for extremely cheap, child labor. ... In "Songs of Innocence and Experience" he describes the Lamb, which could be interpreted as a symbol of Christianity. ...

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The song "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols is one modern day view of the monarchy's role in society. ... The title of the song itself is actually contradicting itself because the song is talking about how the monarchy should be removed where as the tile is "God Save the Queen", this suggests that the title is merely a sarcastic introduction. ... The discourses present in the song are that of history and the past, social and economic. ... These discourses create a sense of innocence and a layed-back feeling throughout the poem. ... These characteristics of the Romantics have...

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