Question

Which options most accurately show how the child speakers’s story in “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Experience) develops the tone of the poem?

(Select all that apply.)

1. Words like “little black thing” and “clothes of death” create an angry, vengeful tone.
2. Words like “gone” and “weep! Weep!” Contribute to a fearful tone.
3. Words like “injury” and “misery” contribute to a sorrowful tone.
4. Words like “crying” and “notes of woe” create a gloomy, grim tone.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

3. Words like “injury” and “misery” contribute to a sorrowful tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

That's a poem by William Blake. In this poem the author portrays the life suffered by the chimney sweepers who had a very sad life. Most of the times these cleaners were children and this type of work, besides being very dangerous, was very poorly paid, it was almost a slavery. For this reason, Blake wanted to emphasize the sadness of these children's lives by using the words "injury" and "misery" in the poem.