Question

How does William Blake compare a child to a plant?​

Answer 1

Answer:

School cannot delight him. Stanza four compares good boy at school to a bird in a cage. ... In the last two stanzas Blake makes a heartfelt plea to parents using an extended metaphor of the natural cycles of life. In the world of nature, a bud grows into a flowering tree that will bear fruit as it matures.

Answer 2

Answer:

School cannot delight him. Stanza four compares good boy at school to a bird in a cage. ... In the last two stanzas Blake makes a heartfelt plea to parents using an extended metaphor of the natural cycles of life. In the world of nature, a bud grows into a flowering tree that will bear fruit as it matures.