英文诗歌分析全文Lambtygerrose.docVIP

The lamb 1 The Lamb is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Like many of Blakes works, the poem is about Christianity. The whole collection is pervaded with a breath of simplicity and fancy. Poetic structure 1 rhyme scheme: AA BB CC DD AA AA EF GG FE AA “The Lamb” has two stanzas, each containing five rhymed couplets. 2 The layout is set up by two stanzas with the refrain: Little Lamb who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? In the first stanza, the speaker wonders who the lambs creator is; the answer lies at the end of the poem. Here we find a physical description of the lamb, seen as a pure and gentle creature. In the second stanza, the lamb is compared with the infant Jesus, as well as between the lamb and the speakers soul. In the last two lines the speaker identifies the creator: God. Rhetorical devices 1 The poem begins with the question, “Little Lamb, who made thee?” The speaker, a child, asks the lamb about its origins: how it came into being, how it acquired its particular manner of feeding, its “clothing” of wool, its “tender voice.” 2 In the next stanza, the speaker attempts a riddling answer to his own question: the lamb was made by one who “calls himself a Lamb,” one who resembles in his gentleness both the child and the lamb. Repetition in the first and last couplet of each stanza makes these lines into a refrain, and helps to give the poem its song-like quality. The flowing soft vowel sounds contribute to this effect, and also suggest the bleating of a lamb or the lisping character of a child’s chant. Theme 1 The lamb is a common metaphor for Jesus Christ, who is also called the The Lamb of God2 Blake in the songs of innocence，with childish lifes point of view，shows a full of love and kindness, compassion and happy world. The poem has just 20 lines, but depicts the character of gentleness vividly. 3 The poet’s description about the lamb’s kindness and gentleness, aims to express their feeling of life