The blissful, enthusiastic tone of this poem derives from the diction of words such as "sweet joy" and "pretty joy". ... Although both poems have two stanzas, the rhyme schemes are different. In "Infant Joy", Blake uses a rhyme scheme of ABCDAC for the first stanza and ABCDDC for the second. On the other hand, Blake uses a regular AABB rhyme throughout the whole poem in "Infant Sorrow". ... " (Lines 7-8) In this context, the words "spring" and "day" refer to childhood, and "winter" and "night" suggest adultho...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate