On the contrary, the illustrations in Blake's original plate for "Infant Sorrow" are contrastingly in a dark room. ... The dramatic irony in this poem makes the boys seen even more pitiful and also creates a tone of naivety. ... In the "Nurse's Song" from Songs of Innocence, "the voices of children" (Line 1) is described laughter "heard on the hill" (Line 2), and it set the nurse's heart "at rest" (Line 3) where "everything else is still" (Line 4). ... What is more, the situations of each poem is in absolute contrast w...

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