Blake Writing Assignment

1) I agree with the opinion of Blakes poetry. Blake uses great imagery in his poetry in order for the reader to get pictures in their mind as to what is actually happening. Blake had the ability to enact social change through his writing, and that is what I believed he accomplished. This poem was directed twoards poverty stricken people, as well as people who were trying to help decrease poverty. Both poems basically focus on adults, children, and families lives during very very hard times. Blake wrote this poem for everybody to read, not just the wealthy. Blake wanted to promote change in both the way people thought, and how the government dealt with these situations.

2)The document the followed the poems provided background information on what it was really like for children during this time. It included descriptions of the labor that they did as well as the struggles they went through. I believe that this document was meant for people to have sympathy twoard the children, and that is exactly what it did to me. The document was put there in order to back the point that conditions during this time were horrible, and the treatment of children was disgusting, and cruel. This document made me realize the grewsome side of child labor.