(Anthony, 327) Line 14 of the poem “The Lamb” reads, “For he calls Himself Lamb” while Line 18 reads, “we are called by his name”. In the new testament of the Christian Bible precisely in Isaiah 53:7, JESUS is called the Lamb of the world, and his gentleness, meekness, and mildness are emphasized in the poem. (Anthony, 315) The writer seems to be asking in the poem, Man who made you? Do you know who made you, gave you life, and fed you? These questions refer to us humans and the use of “Lamb” is the religious symbolism in the poem. Blake also tries to point out our resemblance to our creator. ![]() From lines 1-8 of the poem, the writer seems to be reminding Humans of how we came to existence. “The Lamb” focuses on Man’s innocence when he was created. The theme of the poem is love and to fully comprehend the poem, a reader needs to read its companion piece “The Tyger” also written by Blake. William Blake’s poem “The Lamb” could be described as a philosophical and religious poem. The intent is that, at the end of this essay, the reader will clearly understand all the three poems and the similar quality which they share. This essay will attempt to interpret and explain the meaning of the three poems and the similar qualities linking all the poems will also be discussed. The two poems written by Blake complement each other but most importantly, all the three poems share a similar quality and theme. ![]() ![]() “The Tyger” another poem by Blake’s appears in his songs of experience. “The Lamb” appeared in Blake’s songs of innocence while “Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey” is the last poem of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth. The poems “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are written by William Blake while the poem “lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey” is written by William Wordsworth.
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