Question
English Question on poems by blake
How are these two matched poems related to each other in content? How is the human being depicted in the Song of Innocence and how is he/she depicted in the Song of Experience? Do we find both aspects working in an average human being?
Answer
Both the poems are related to each other because the two poems convey the virtues: peace, mercy, love and pity. The speaker in both poems portrays the moral value of humans. Individuals have a moral commitment to civilization with a bunch of virtues. Human beings are depicted as masters of virtues.