the morning dream by william cowper summary and theme
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Summary of The Morning Dream by William Cowper
The poem “The Morning Dream” is a pastoral Ballard written by William Cowper. He describes it is the season of the spring where he is asleep and dreams that he has a talent to sing. It amuses him very much. His dream further continues and he is able to see that he is on a voyage from the west of Albion.
The poet dreams that he is accompanied by a formidable lady with a shield compared to sun. They travel together to island whey they are accompanied by figure named Oppression. Oppression dies when meets with the formidable lady.
The dream of the poet breaks and he realizes that oppression can’t help in the slave trade. This is an unusual feature of the Pastoral Ballard. This poem basically reflects the fight against slavery.