Blake Desire: Desire in Blake's Thesis

I was surprised by a lot of the darker imagery in a lot of his work, especially in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." I knew that his religious views were controversial, but in his day it would not have been too surprising if he ended up in some sort of legal trouble over what almost appear to be Satanistic statements.

A really like Blake's style, however, the way his images seem to blend together without clear boundary, like his concept of Heaven and Hell and what I could understand of the rest of his philosophy. The fact that he manages to kind of confuse the reader's mind using only the black and white of ink and paper is a truly astounding testament to his skill as a poet, and as an artists (with the use of color).Wordsworth's Sonnets

The World is Too Much with Us"

1) We waste too much time worrying about material affairs; paganism is better than Christian capitalism.

2) This poem fits the Romantic theme of examining man's place in a changing world.

3) Why did Wordsworth choose pagan imagery, rather than craving a return to the simplicity preached in parts of the bible?

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge"

1) the City of London in the quiet dawn hours before everyone wakes up is a beautiful and majestic sight, especially knowing the throb of life it will have in a few hour's time.

2) the nature imagery despite the metropolitan subject is typical of Romanticism.

3) What is it about the majesty of the….....