Part one of term paper
In , Blake takes on the persona of a young chimney sweeper to tell a tale that is quite straightforward, yet ironic and sad at the same time. The voice of the poem is that of a young boy, characterized by the lines, "And my father sold me while yet my tongue/ Could scarcely cry weep weep weep weep."(2-3) The boy is telling a story about ho ...

Part two of term paper
... lets the reader know exactly what the life of a chimney sweep entails is not told to induce pity; just a simple statement of fact that tells much more than is said, "So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep."(4) The end-result, however, of this line is quite the opposite: the reader is quickly initiated into the dreadful life of being a chimney sweep and all that it entails. The tale goes on, describing "little Tom Dacre"(5) who cried when his blonde head of curls was shaved. The wor ...