Question

Imagery in the poem 'The cradle song' .

Answer 1

Imagery and symbolism

Infant [child] - For Blake the idea of the child had specific associations with Christ, which he expected his contemporaries to recognise. The concept of ‘mother and child' would immediately make Blake's readers think of the iconography of Jesus with his mother, Mary. It would also seem normal for the mother singing to her child to think of the infant Jesus.

For Blake, children were images of innocence and gentleness as well as being vulnerable and subject to human cruelty. In this poem, the Christ-child embodies these associations, even though the mother shies away from the more distressing dimension.

Answer 2

Imagery means an image that is created in dreams or imaginations. imagery from the poem "The cradle song"are The maternal love of mother for her child, the Indian countryside, the fireflies glowing at night lighting up the surroundings, streams filled with Lotus growing in plenty,

extensive groves of spice and much more.

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