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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Blake feel that the resurrection is true?

2. Blake was a _________________ by profession.

3. This lore includes the perception that in a healthy Albion, with the Bards, Druids and mighty oak groves, the power is far greater than that strange, foreign land that harbors what city?

4. What concludes the first section of this poem?

5. Los is here the Master of the furnaces, the tortures caused by wrath and rage. This Los is described as being a living man even though he is an immortal. Los also has or functions as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this story open?

2. How does the England of Blake's time influence his work?

3. How is this poetry akin to some of he preceding works?

4. How does the story end?

5. How has William Blake made predictions about the world?

6. What is said about truth in this section?

7. What is Albion?

8. About what transformation does Blake discuss?

9. For what does Blake clearly have hope?

10. How are Blake's repetitions of certain thematic elements important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blake introduces the ideas of Hell and demons.

Part 1) What does he say about Hell and demons? Why does he introduce this?

Part 2) How do Hell and demons relate to Blake's philosophies and beliefs?

Part 3) How does his work regarding Hell and demons affect the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Children and Angels are major themes in the Songs of Innocence.

Part 1) Describe the Songs of Innocence. How are children and angels major themes?

Part 2) What does this set of poems reveal about Blake? How does it support his beliefs?

Part 3) Compare the Songs of Innocence with the Songs of Experience. What is the purpose of each set of poems?

Essay Topic 3

Some of Blake's works relate to the writings of Milton.

Part 1) Who is Milton? How do they relate to Milton's work?

Part 2) Why does Blake relate to Milton's work?

Part 3) In your own art, writing, or other pursuits, by whom are you influenced? Why? How does this influence compare to Milton's influence on Blake?

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