Question

What is the poem about who is the speaker of the poem blind boy

Answer 1

The poem the blind boy written by colley ciber is a touching poem portraying the sufferings of a young boy who is blind from birth.the poem also depicts the blessings of the senses which we often take for granted.the poor blind child is not aware of the loss of his sight as he has never experienced it in his life. he has divided the time of day and night according to his activities an d sleep.the boy is brave and so he is not dissapointed. his optimistic approach is praiseworthy due to which he enjoys his other senses.

Answer 2

"The Blind Boy" by Colley Cibber is about the positive side of a blind boy's perspective.

Here the speaker is the blind boy himself who is tired of hearing the sighted persons telling him about how the sun is. He despite his blindness can feel the sun's warmth on his skin. To him, the day or night is not controlled  by the sun but him. When he plays, it is the daytime for him: when he sleeps, it is night time for him. If he stays awake, the whole day is for him daytime.

He says to those who have "the blessings of the sight," not to mourn for his suffering or misery because he never feels so. He feels that even when h is blind, he is a king and those sighs only make him sad.