In the poem "The Lamb" by William Blake, Blake writes about a boy talking to a little lamb and the boy is asking the lamb question about who made the lamb. The poem "The lamb" creates a poetic tension between the natural lamb and the supernatural lamb that reflects the Dionysian/Apollonian duality. The poet creates poetic tension by constructing two opposite forces in a poem and contrasting them. Theses two forces can be defined as the Dionysian and Apollonian duality. According to Nietzsche the terms Dionysian and Apollonian were borrowed from the two art deities Apollo and Dionysus of the Greeks. Apollonian represents the art of sculpture while Dionysian represents the art of music. Both of these dualities run parallel to each other and create tension in a poem when contrasted. (Nietzsche).
In the poem Blake is able to create a tension by comparing the natural lamb to the supernatural lamb, which is Jesus. In the first stanza Blake writes about the Dionysian aspect of the duality. The little boy asks the natural lamb if he knows who made the lamb "Little lamb who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?" After receiving no answer he proceeds to give characteristics of the natural lamb. The boy gives characteristics such as "Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing wooly bright;" and " Gave thee such a tender voice," both of these characteristics are meant to make the natural lamb seem meek, mild and innocent. After telling the lamb of its characteristics the boy goes on to ask the lamb again who made the lamb "Little lamb, who made the? Dost thou know who made thee?" This stanza represents the Dionysian because the natural lamb has a life and a death. .
In the second stanza Blake writes of the apollonian half of the duality. The boy after not receiving any answer from his questions in the first stanza decides to tell the lamb who made the lamb "Little Lamb, I"ll tell thee, Little Lamb, I"ll tell thee!" The boy tells the natural lamb of another lamb "For he called himself a Lamb;" The boy also gives chartaristics of this supernatural lamb which relate closely to the characteristic of the natural lamb given in stanza one.
The poem "The Lamb" is a rather simply written poem. ... "Little Lamb who made thee?" ... The reader gets a real feeling for the Innocence that the Lamb portrays. The animal itself, Lamb, it seen to be a very calm and harmless creature. ... Both creatures, the lamb and the tiger, question their creator. ...
The lamb emphasises a "blind faith", where the Tyger represents a skeptical doubt. ... This is shown in "The lamb" by the surety of the speaker, that it was God who created the lamb. ... "Little lamb who made thee? ... In "The lamb", Blake makes use of the symbol of childhood and innocence by the lamb, he also uses the pastoral setting to represent the naivety and beauty present with innocence. ... "The Lamb" uses pastoral beauty, with is softness, its mead and its streams. ...
When you read the word "lamb," always first think: symbol of Jesus Christ ("the Lamb of God"). ... The lamb is also a symbol of life. ... Throughout the poem the child keeps arguing with the lamb about its nature, as if to repress the lamb's self-worth. ... He says, "Little Lamb, I'll tell thee!... In "The Lamb" the brightness of the lamb is one of purity itself, "The effect of bright in "The Lamb" is less dramatic. ...
"Little Lamb, Who made thee? ... In the poem The Lamb, the Lamb is described as having " clothing of delight/Softest clothing of wooly bright." ... The writing style makes it seem the Lamb grew up and became the Tyger. ... I believe that the Tyger is the Lamb experienced and all grown up. So grown up in fact that the author could not recognize the lamb until he started to ask the same questions that he asked of the lamb. ...
The poem "The Lamb" tells us about Blake's religious convictions in the way that he believes God is the Lamb which symbolises innocence. ... One of the main themes in "The Lamb" is childhood, as lambs are born in spring time where spring symbolises a new beginning as most animals give birth in spring. ... Each verse starts off with "Little Lamb" which is alliteration. "Little Lamb" is repeated throughout the play a number of times, making it clear that what Blake is saying which starts with "Little Lamb" is directed to the lamb. Throughout the poem there is a metaphor, the child is the la...
William Blake's " The Tiger" and "The Lamb" are two great poems about two totally different things. ... " The Lamb," by William Blake, is written in a childlike, innocent tone. This is expressed when Blake writes "I a child and thou a lamb." ... Blake is using the lamb as a symbol for God and creates images of the lamb by the steam and in the meadows by writing, "By the stream and o"er the meadow" (Blake 4). ... How can one that creates the lamb create the tiger? ...
The Lamb(Songs of Innocence) Little Lamb, who made thee? ... Little Lamb, who made thee? ... Little Lamb, I'll tell thee, Little Lamb, I'll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb. ... I a child and thou a lamb. ... Little Lamb, God bless thee! ...
Lamb to the slaughter By Roald Dahl After reading the short story "Lamb to the slaughter" by Roald Dahl, I have been asked to answer the question, "what is Roald Dahl's view of women presented in the short story "Lamb to the slaughter"?. ... Mary reacts with anger and in a blind rage directed at this news she kills Patrick with a leg of lamb. ... The leg of lamb was eaten and so they have no murder weapon. ... I enjoyed Roald Dahl's story "Lamb to the slaughter" and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Dahl as well as anyone who likes a story with irony. ...
"The lamb to the slaughter" was written in 1952 by Roald Dahl most famous for writing children's stories although he did write adult material such as the book "The lamb to the slaughter featured in "The tales of the unexpected". ... "The Lamb to the Slaughter" is written in third person told by an onlooker. ... The lamb to the slaughter has a lot shorter snappier sentences leaving room for imagination. ... In the lamb to the slaughter Mary Maloney is described in the most detail. ... I personally preferred The Lamb to the Slaughter because it was much more understandable therefore more en...
