Question

PLEASE HELP Think about the first eight lines and the tone of the rest of the poem. Based on the poem, how do you think William Blake felt about child labor in London during the Industrial Revolution? Use at least three pieces of evidence from the poem to support your response. Your answer should be three to four sentences long.

Answer 1

Answer:

Blacke felt uncomfortable and sad about child labor.

Explanation:

The poem shows a sad situation for children who are exploited because of work. The poet shows a melancholy reality that tries to make the reader understand that the work these children are subjected to is something very uncomfortable and extremely sad.

On the lines "¨Could scarcely cry ¨Weep! Weep! Weep! Weep! ¨ So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep." the author shows how unhappy these children were and shows all their discontent with this reality.

In the lines "That thousands of sweepers, D, Joe, Ned, and Jack, Were all of them locked up in coffins of black," he shows how these children were doomed to die and missed a lifetime of opportunity.