1. William Blake-- Innocence & Experience
William Blake's poems The Divine Image and Nurse's Song both contain elements of innocence and experience. ... The same goes for the speaker in Nurse's Song. As previously mentioned, the speaker seems to cherish the children's innocence while watching them play outdoors, and possibly reflect upon her own lost innocence. ... While experience is seen in Nurse's Song, the general feeling readers have of the poem is one of innocence. ... Both poems have similar structure, although The Divine Image uses two different rhyme patterns while Nurse's Song uses only one...
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