Thursday, February 3, 2011
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
In the book, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, the images shown in the book play a major role in what William Blake is trying to express. For instance, the colors play an important role in setting the mood for what is occurring. Whether it is dark or light colors being used you can assume they are there for a reason which is to set the mood for the event occurring. Also I find it very intriguing that Blake uses symbolism and repetition to signal different meanings. The most obvious being the shape and purpose of the tree. For example, the trees can be used as a sign of protection and are repeated several times throughout this book. Therefore I enjoyed the concepts and images used as symbolism in this book.
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I agree, the mood is heavily weighted on the color scheme and imagery given, this important role played really does instruct the underling feeling of the occurring event.
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely a tie between the lighter colors with innocence and the darker colors with experience. The colors help signify wether the poem is supposed to convey childhood or adulthood, and often times Blake uses colors that fade or darken to signify transition between these two periods, like he does in The Echoing Green.
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