Blake speaks through the mother in the poem who says, "We are put here on earth to bare the beams of love and these black bodies and this sun burnt face is but a cloud, and like a shady grove.... In the first stanza of the poem, Blake introduces the idea of early slave culture in the 1780's and the strong belief in superiority of the white skin over those with black. In the final stanza of the poem, Blake begins to answer search for the answer to whether black people and white people will ever be truly considered equals. ... Throughout the poem, Blake creates and answers questions a...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate