1. The speaker of the poem can be implied as being a child. The speaker sounds young and inexperienced due to the simple diction and sentence structure used in the poem. The speaker can be characterized as being innocent and very curious, which are generally characteristics seen in children.
2. The speaker is speaking to the lambs themselves although there will never be a response from the lambs as they’re not human and therefore could not talk. The appropriate audience would be people who are religious and can understand what the speaker is trying to say which is basically that since lambs are sweet and gentle and God created them then therefore God is also sweet and gentle.
3. The word persona can be applied to this poem because the speaker
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The setting of “The Lamb” is implied to take place in the early 1800s as this poem was published in 1789 almost nearing the 1800s. The setting is implied to be a British country life, with pastoral imagery accompanied with shepherds and sheep as that is what the poem is about.
9. The main allusion that is made throughout the poem is to the bible or specifically Jesus Christ as a shepherd. Christianity turns everyone in this poem into a lamb so it makes even more sense as Jesus Christ was a shepherd as well so the lambs are used to make a connection. The religious connection and allusion comes through in the second stanza when the lamb’s creator is revealed to be Jesus Christ.
10. The tone of the poem is excited and enthusiastic especially since the speaker can be implied to be a child. This tone is achieved by the repetition of certain phrases such as “little lamb I’ll tell thee!” which just shows the excitement of the speaker to reveal to the lambs that Jesus Christ is their creator.
11. The poem’s diction includes several repetitions which is used to draw emphasis on a certain point. “He is meek and he is mild” is especially well chosen because it shows that the speaker truly cares and values his religion which is why he is so excited to share his religion with the
The informal language and intimacy of the poem are two techniques the poet uses to convey his message to his audience. He speaks openly and simply, as if he is talking to a close friend. The language is full of slang, two-word sentences, and rambling thoughts; all of which are aspects of conversations between two people who know each other well. The fact that none of the lines ryhme adds to the idea of an ordinary conversation, because most people do not speak in verse. The tone of the poem is rambling and gives the impression that the speaker is thinking and jumping from one thought to the next very quickly.
In the poem there are sheep and goats which in comparison are followers of god and non followers. The sheep represented people who were loyal to god, who always led the right road and if they so much sinned, they would ask god for forgiveness. Goats were people who did not have faith
Readers are met with a sense of familiarity as they recall a childhood nursery rhyme, “Mary Had A Little Lamb”. By using this Dahl created a link between the story and the reader themselves. The allusion adds a sense of irony as well, because while the nursery rhyme is sweet and innocent, murder is not. Irony can also be found in other parts of the passage. In the text Roald Dahl includes some dialogue from the cops which reads “‘Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises.’
An additional view point of the story could be from a woman. A female reading Lamb to the Slaughter would most likely side with Mary Maloney. Dahl starts the story describing Mary’s behavior before her husbands’ arrival. She sits ...
1. The speaker in this poem seems to be a man who is eager for forgiveness from God and that is also seeking his mercy. The speaker is a very eager and bitter person as he does not think it is fair that his sins are more evil just because he possesses reason and intellect. 2. The speaker appears to be speaking to God although it seems to be more of a one sided rant as he is talking and expressing his thoughts to a God that does not seem to answer him back.
The speaker reflects on the teenage girl’s childhood as she recalls the girl played with “dolls that did pee-pee” (2). This childish description allows the speaker to explain the innocence of the little girl. As a result, the reader immediately feels connected to this cute and innocent young girl. However, the speaker’s diction evolves as the girl grew into a teenager as she proclaims: “She was healthy, tested intelligent, / possessed strong arms and back, / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity” (7-9). The speaker applies polished language to illustrate the teen. This causes the reader not only to see the girl as an adult, but also to begin to grasp the importance of her situation. The speaker expresses what the bullies told this girl as she explains: “She was advised to play coy, / exhorted to come on hearty” (12-13). The sophisticated diction shifts towards the girl’s oppressors and their cruel demands of her. Because of this, the reader is aware of the extent of the girl’s abuse. The speaker utilizes an intriguing simile as she announces: “Her good nature wore out / like a fan belt” (15-16). The maturity of the speaker’s word choice becomes evident as she uses a simile a young reader would not understand. This keeps the mature reader focused and allows him to fully understand the somberness of this poem. The speaker concludes the poem as she depicts the teenage girl’s appearance at her funeral: “In the casket displayed on satin she lay / with the undertaker’s cosmetics painted on” (19-20). The speaker elects not to describe the dead girl in an unclear and ingenuous manner. Rather, she is very clear and
In Blake’s work “The Lamb,” he shows innocence through sheep and their nature. Blake describes sheep’s nature by saying that they “Feed/By the stream & o'er the mead/ have thee clothing of delight/ Softest clothing, wooly, bright” (Blake 4-6). This passage shows that sheep are providers to man and show no harm. Blake says that sheep has a, “tender voice/ making all the vales rejoice?” (Blake 7-8). Blake makes sheep seem to have a joyful emotion and wants to share it with others. The sheep has a tender voice which means it is not intimidating. Natoli, who is the author of the novel William Blake, says that,
Another example is when he describes him sleeping as Wendy 'holds him as he drifts to dreamland' like a Christmas angel guiding him through troubled times. Once he meets Wendy, everything seems to turn into fantasy, 'Fairies, pinewood elf and larch tree gnome', which shows his childlike mind. However, the whole poem changes its feel after you read the last phrase, 'slumber-wear'. This gives the poem a very strange quality, knowing that the boy is still very young and already up to no good.
These poems don't only relate to religious criticism, but also to romantic criticism. In both The Lamb and The Tyger William expresses God’s love for each animal; both the tiger and the lamb. He conveys their creator to be soft, kind and loving. In the poem London, William does not use the same tactics he portrays in The Lamb and The Tyger. In this poem, William uses destruction, fear, and blood to depict the London scene.
William Blake’s “The Lamb” is a poem in which a child enthusiastically tells his livestock about his creator. Blake puts allusion, syntax, and diction to use in this piece to communicate with his audience. In “The Lamb,” William Blake calls humanity to act as Jesus did through a conversation between a young child and a lamb. The message of this poem is not something that just jumps out and is easy to pick up.
Hughes use the work of Symbolism to get readers attention. “Lamb of God” means the child of god as the mourners think that they will be saved so they gave them the name that the they are the child of god because after a
The short story “Lamb to The Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is about the death of a detective who has been murdered by his wife. As officers arrive they can’t seem to find the murder and the murder weapon. The short story Lamb to The Slaughter is interesting to read because the author allows readers to put their own perspective into the book. Another reason is the storyline and finally the theme.
In William Blake’s poem “The Lamb” the speaker begins with the ultimate question, “Little Lamb, who made thee?/ Dost though know who made thee?/” (Blake lines 1-2). The speaker then continues to elaborate on the question in a playful, innocent, singsong manner describing the kindness and thoughtfulness that the creator put in to producing this ever so gentle lamb. The tone of this poem is soft and lulling, the tender, calm rhyme scheme puts the reader in a soothing, dreamlike state. “The words and images presented - stream, mead, delight, softest, tender and rejoice - are positive and pastoral. One can picture a lamb frolicking in the green grass…” (Smith).
The first three verses are about other people and the repition is to give it atmosphere.
In the poem, Lamb's divine nature is not initially revealed, but is gradually revealed. exposed by the time the reader has completed the second stanza. William Blake's main focus of "The Lamb" is to convey the basics. assertions made by Christianity. The child is rhetorical.