The Human Abstract
by William Blake
Pity would be no more
If we did not mak...
English, 16.10.2020 17:01 lattimorekeonna1
The Human Abstract
by William Blake
Pity would be no more
If we did not make somebody poor,
And Mercy no more could be
If all were as happy as we.
And mutual fear brings Peace,
Till the selfish loves increase;
Then Cruelty knits a snare,
And spreads his baits with care.
He sits down with holy fears,
And waters the ground with tears;
Then Humility takes its root
Underneath his foot.
Soon spreads the dismal shade
Of Mystery over his head,
And the caterpillar and fly
Feed on the Mystery.
And it bears the fruit of Deceit,
Ruddy and sweet to eat,
And the raven his nest has made
In its thickest shade.
The gods of the earth and sea
Sought through nature to find this tree,
But their search was all in vain:
There grows one in the human Brain.
1) Read these lines from the poem.
Then Cruelty knits a snare,
And spreads his baits with care.
The poet’s use of simple language —
a) keeps the poem simple in theme and message
b) exaggerates the mood of the poem
c) creates a light contrast to the dark mood of the poem
d ) reflects the poet’s light attitude toward human nature
2) The author compares Cruelty’s actions to those of a —
doctor
hunter
builder
teacher
3) The meter in the poem can best be described as —
irregular throughout the poem
the same on the last line of every stanza
patterned, but changing partway through the poem
strong and patterned throughout the poem
4) What meaning does the raven offer in the poem?
It is a metaphor for life that lives in every tree.
It builds a nest in the dismal tree that grows on the earth.
It represents man’s cruelty to animals as well as to man.
It symbolizes darkness that lives perpetually in the human mind.
5) What role do the virtues and vices play in the making of the tree?
They symbolize the good in humans and how it works to fend off despair.
They act as characters that feed off one another to create a world of despair.
They represent light and goodness in dismal nature.
They exaggerate the bad in the world and how despair can be inevitable.
6)Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the poem?
Free verse with no rhyme or meter
Quatrains of four successive rhyming lines
A regular pattern of rhyming couplets
Unrhymed lines with regular meter
7) The poet creates stanzas that mostly —
contain a single idea in each
tell a series of stories
repeat ideas for emphasis
do not connect with each other
8) The poem’s message is about —
nature’s ability to take over all of man’s best efforts
the dark side of nature
Cruelty’s power to take from others
the dark nature that can emerge from all mankind
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