The Chimney Sweeper By: William Blake Robert Houlihan Jesse Hermacinski Etienne Robinson

William Blake William Blake was married to the same women for most of his life. He never traveled and he lived outside of London for three years. William Blake’s work was found as weird and people thought he was crazy. One of his most famous statements were, “ I must create a system, or be enslaved by another mans work.” William Blake lived from

Rhyme Scheme When my mother died I was very young, A And my father sold me while yet my tongue A Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!“ B So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. B There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head, C That curl'd llke a lamb's back. was shav'd: so I said C "Hush. Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare D You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair." D And so he was quiet & that very night, E As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight! E That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned or Jack. F Were all of them lock'd up in coffins of black. F And by came an Angel who had a bright key, G And he open'd the coffins & set them all free; G Then down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run, H And wash in a river. and shine in the Sun. H Then naked & white, all their bags left behind, I They rise upon clouds and sport in the wind; J And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy, K He'd have God for his father & never want joy. L And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark. M And got with our bags & our brushes to work. N Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm; O So if all do their duty they need not fear harm. P

The Chimney Sweeper Rhythm, Rhyme and Consonance ₋That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, and Jack were all of them looked up in black. Imagery ₋ And the Angel told Tom, if he’d be a good boy, he’d have God for his father and never want joy.

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