The Lamb

A detailed Summary of The Lamb

William Blake was born on 1757. He grew up in the middle of London.

Since Blake lived in a bad part of the neighborhood, he was poorly educated.

Around the age of ten his father had enough money to send him to drawing school

and then at fourteen he became an engraver. Blake realized that he was not any

good at being artistic. Starting in 1778 Blake began making a living by giving

booksellers and publishers with copperphte engravings. In Blake's later years he

began to write The Gates of Paradise, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. As

he grew older, he became more involved in his religion. William published The

Lamb, The Tiger, and The Sick Rose toward the end of his life. William Blake uses

symbolism in The Lamb, The Tiger, and The Sick Rose.

In the poem called The Lamb, the lamb symbolizes innocence. The lamb

also symbolizes the forgiveness of sin. The lamb is like a little innocent child. The

creator is shy and mild in his ways, which makes him seem like a little child. So the

creator symbolizes the innocent lamb. Which means the creator is actually like the

lamb. The creator wants to be like the lamb in one way or the other.

In the poem called The Tiger, the tiger symbol

rose. "Has found out thy bed/Of crimson joy," (5-6). The last two lines says, since

Blake then asks who made the tiger. "What immortal hand or eye/ Could frame thy

the invisible worm found the roses happiness he destroys it. Since the invisible

In The Sick Rose Blake made the poem so it seemed like the rose and the

against God, the tiger is the opposite of the lamb. The tiger is the opposite of love,

love/Does they life destroy." (7-8).

mead;/ Gave thee clothing of delight,/softest clothing wooly bright;" (3-6). William

tiger also symbolizes punishment of sin. The tiger is evil, deceiving, and conniving

The Sick Rose. In The Lamb, the lamb symbolizes purity and innocence. The

because it uses it's experience for evil things. The image of the tiger is very

Approximate Word count = 1186
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

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