Appreciation of the poem night by William Blake
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The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.
Farewell, green fields and happy groves,
Where flocks have took delight.
Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves
The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing,
And joy without ceasing,
On each bud and blossom,
And each sleeping bosom.
They look in every thoughtless nest,
Where birds are covered warm;
They visit caves of every beast,
To keep them all from harm.
If they see any weeping
That should have been sleeping,
They pour sleep on their head,
And sit down by their bed.
When wolves and tigers howl for prey,
They pitying stand and weep;
Seeking to drive their thirst away,
And keep them from the sheep.
But if they rush dreadful,
The angels, most heedful,
Receive each mild spirit,
New worlds to inherit.
And there the lion's ruddy eyes
Shall flow with tears of gold,
And pitying the tender cries,
And walking round the fold,
Saying, 'Wrath, by His meekness,
And, by His health, sickness
Is driven away
From our immortal day.
'And now beside thee, bleating lamb,
I can lie down and sleep;
Or think on Him who bore thy name,
Graze after thee and weep.
For, washed in life's river,
My bright mane for ever
Shall shine like the gold
As I guard o'er the fold.'
by William Blake
Answer:
Heaven and the angels are the apparent subjects of "The Night." As you might anticipate from a poem from the romantic era, it is replete with allusions to nature and the natural world. The lion is largely used in "The Night" to symbolize the spirit of protection, but other animals are also mentioned.
Explanation:
The Night by William Blake
The Night's primary themes are heaven and the angels. As you might anticipate from a poem from the romantic era, it is replete with allusions to nature and the natural world.
The lion is largely used in "The Night" to symbolize the spirit of protection, but other animals are also mentioned. The Night contains several religious allusions that make me think it is picturing paradise. The last verse, when the reader is first exposed to the lamb, frequently used in the Bible to represent Jesus Christ, is the most revealing.
As angels guard and keep the sheep safe from the approaching threats, "Night" tells of the appearance of evil when darkness falls. William Blake composed Songs of Innocence in 1789 for his Illuminated Books.
Wiesel's tone is solemn, as one might anticipate from a novel about Nazi concentration camps. There wasn't much humour in the concentration camps, and he doesn't invent any for the reader's sake. He doesn't try to lighten the mood with jokes. The voice is melancholy.