Whats your impression of lamb?

In terms of ???

The Lamb

What do
we
notice?

LittleLamb,whomadethee?
Dostthouknowwhomadethee?
Gavetheelife&bidtheefeed,
Bythestream&o'erthemead;
Gavetheeclothingofdelight,
Softestclothing,woolly,bright;
Gavetheesuchatendervoice,
Makingallthevalesrejoice?
LittleLamb,whomadethee?
Dostthouknowwhomadethee?
LittleLamb,I'lltellthee,
LittleLamb,I'lltellthee:
Heiscalledbythyname,
ForHecallsHimselfaLamb.
Heismeek,andHeismild;
Hebecamealittlechild.
Iachild,andthoualamb.
WearecalledbyHisname.
LittleLamb,Godblessthee!
LittleLamb,Godblessthee!

o Lots of
repetition
o Lamb, He
both capitalized
o Perfect a-a-b-b
rhyme scheme
o Simple sentence
structures, esp.
in second stanza
o Second stanza is
a confident
answer
complete with
exclamation
points to the
first-stanza
questions
o Soft, gentle
sounds, esp. the

The Lamb Explication

o Companion piece to The Tyger
o Connotations of innocence
o Symbolism:

o Lamb = Jesus (Lamb of God)

o Jesus is also known as a shepherd who
leads stray sheep (sinners) back to the
flock (humanity)
o Tone: joyful, bright, happy (contrast with
The Tyger)
o Slant rhyme (name/lamb)

Apostrophe
The
poem's
apostrophic
form
contributes to the effect of naivet
(lack of sophistication or worldliness) since
the situation of a child talking to an
animal is a believable one, and not
simply a literary contrivance (artificial
or unnatural contrived details).

Tone
The Lamb the tone of the poem was very
sweet and settle, as a lamb. If you did not
know what type of animal a lamb was, by the
time you completed reading Blakes poem
you would. You would know that the lamb is a
benign creature opposed to a ferocious one.
The tone in The Tyger was a little more
abstruse. The tone William Blake was trying
to portray was not extremely harsh, yet still
not as gentle as the tone in The Lamb.

Mood
The moods were similar but then again
slightly different. The mood in The Lamb
was more a more calm, spiritual mood. It
made you relax and just envision peace
and tranquility. The smooth rhythmic
pattern was very invigorating. The Tygers
mood was more suspenseful and though
provoking.

The Lamb

Uses a Lamb as a
symbol of God and
creation.
Asks Little Lamb, who
made thee? Dost thou
know who made thee?
in the first half of the
poem and then answers
it with a response of
God.
Spiritual, creation, and
peaceful theme.
Relates the lambs
clothing of delight,
softest clothing wooly
bright with God.
Can imagine the lamb
by the stream where
William describes it as
such a tender voice.
Blake capitalizes the
word Lamb because

Diction:
The words of the poem are expressed in a way as to show
reverence in the magnificence of Jesus.
Words we dont use anymore: Thee, Thy, Thou, Dost, Mead,
Oer
Tone:
It has an uplifting feeling, innocent, reverence
ex: Softest clothing, woolly, bright;/ Gave thee such a
tender voice, /
Making all the vales rejoice
Mood:
Uplifting, Peaceful, Calm, and soothing.
Rhetorical Situation:
He speaks to the lamb and asks about his creator, who
made thee, when the creator is The Lamb.
Figurative Language:
Repetition: Little Lamb, God bless thee/Little Lamb, God
bless thee!
Imagery:
Softest clothing, Woolly, Touch
Bright Sight
Sound:
Rhyme Pattern: aaaabbccaaaadeffedaaaa
What Kind of Poem: