THE SICK ROSE

BY WILLIAM BLAKE
THE SICK ROSE-BY WILLIAM
BLAKE
 William Blake
•William Blake was an English poet ,engraver and painter.
•He was born on 28th November 1757 in England.
•The Bible had an early ,profound influence on Blake.
•He was a prominent figure who contributed immensely in bringing about a social order in the men
in the 19th –century.
•He is a social critique.
•He is regarded as a seminal figure of the Romantic Age.
•His poems can be categorized as Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.
•His poems address social issues such as poverty,exploitation ,prostitution,corruption and
oppression.
 Romantic Age
•It was an artistic,literary ,musical and intellectual movement .
•It originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.
•It emphasized on emotions ,individualism,glorification of the past .
•Glorification of Nature.
•Awareness and Acceptance of Emotions.
•Celebration of Artistic Creativity and Imagination.
•Emphasis on Aesthetic Beauty.
•Themes of Solitude.
•Focus on Exoticism and History. .
•Spiritual and Supernatural Elements.
•Vivid Sensory Descriptions.
THEMES
•Lack of morality/erosion of morality
•Sexual exploitation
•Hypocrisy in love
•Destruction
 TECHNIQUES
•Symbols
•Personification
•Ex:Rose
•Onomatopoeia
•Pathetic fallacy
•Metaphors
•Use of archaic language
•Rhyme scheme
•-abcb
•-Usage of capitalized letters
•-Images(visual)
•-Allegory
•-Two quatrain poem
Thank you!!!!