Children in Blake’s Poetry The use of children is a prominent theme in a number of William Blake’s poems. It is apparent in reading such poems as, “The Lamb,” “The Little Black Boy,” and “The Chimney Sweeper,” that Blake sees the world through the eyes of a child and embraces the innocence of the young. Blake’s poem “The Lamb,” from Songs of Innocence really illustrates the innocence and purity of a young …showed first 75 words of 1180 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1180 total…and society for letting this happened to him. Blake is still seeing the world through the eyes of a child in this poem, however, he is looking at it from a more mature or experienced point of view. Many of William Blake’s poems contain images of children and depict children as innocent and naïve. Blake sees the world through the eyes of a child and he shows this through his poetry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**