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September 18, 2025SHS Web of ConferencesOpen Access

The Symbolism of Imagery in Poetry: William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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This analysis reveals how symbolic imagery contrasts innocence and experience, suggesting deeper social critiques.

Key Points

  • Blake's symbolic imagery reveals tensions between innocence and experience, and freedom and oppression.
  • Contrasting symbols like the lamb and the tyger expose societal hypocrisy and corruption.
  • The study employs close textual analysis of Blake’s imagery as both literary and philosophical devices.
  • Blake's work offers timeless insights relevant to art, philosophy, and social commentary.

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Shiyuan Yu (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d462ca31b076d99fa61ff2https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202522205014
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