Here is the poet.

"The Chimney Sweeper" Songs of Experience by William Blake

A little black thing among the snow: Crying weep! weep! in notes of woe! Where are thy father and mother? say? They are both gone up to the church to pray.

Because I was happy upon the heath, And smil'd among the winter's snow: They clothed me in the clothes of death, And taught me to sing the notes of woe.

And because I am happy, & dance & sing, They think they have done me no injury: And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King Who make up a heaven of our misery.

AND NOW, I AM RESPONDING TO MY CLASSMATE THAT HE/SHE ANSWERING ON THEIR QUESTION CHOOSE.

Question:

What types of rhymes are used in Blake's poem "The Chimney Sweeper". Specifically quote some of the rhymes to support your claims. What is the writer's purpose in using these rhyme types, using them versus others?

My classmate Response is:

After reading through "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake, there is a very clear rhyme scheme to the poem. The end rhyme scheme is AABB CDCD EFEF. The ending word of every line utilizes a combination of masculine perfect and eye rhymes. For example the end rhymes for lines 3 and 4 are "say" and pray". This is a perfect rhyme rhyme as the ending "ay" is in both words. In addition only one syllable is being repeated so the rhyme is masculine. In lines 5 and 7 the end rhyme is an example of an eye rhyme. "Heath" and "death" share the same ending "eath", however they have very different pronunciations. The single use of the eye rhyme causes a very distinct break in the flow of the poem causing the reader's attention to be drawn to "heath" and "death". These two words are extremely dark and have a large impact on the mood of the work. This allows for the author to ensure that it is clear to the reader that the standard of hard work and blue collar jobs promoted by the church is actually dangerous and unrewarding.

ASSIGNMENT:

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