Essay Comparing The Lamb And Hap

When analyzing both “The Lamb” and “Hap” the differences in the themes are vast. The poem speakers have opposite views on the idea of higher power. In “The Lamb” the speaker is a young child, who has a closer relationship to the creator. This is evident in various ways such as, the difference of tone in the speaker of both poems; the way both poems describe God; and in their use of literary devices.

Throughout the poem the speaker in “The Lamb” expresses his certainty in knowing who provided them with all of life’s necessities. For example, in (lines 3-8), the speaker is asking who gave them life, food, and clothing. Then in (lines 11-12) the speaker responds saying; “Little Lamb I’ll tell thee/Little Lamb I’ll tell thee!” The repetition indicates their level of confidence in their answer. Another point is that the speaker in “The Lamb” calls himself a lamb as well, this indicates that the speaker. One thing to focus on is the age difference of the speakers. Though in neither poem does the speaker state their age, we can tell from the tone of the poems what age group they

The speaker in “Hap” has a negative view of god, describing god as: vengeful, someone who monetize of human life, measures the tears shed, and someone who dicing time. The speaker also uses a cacophony of words to relate to god, such as: clench, steeled, and crass casualty. Certain words are also capitalized to emphasize the sound they make. Also the imagery used in the sentence, “… How arrives it joy lies slain, / And why unblooms the best hope ever sown?” (9-10), sets the depressing mood of the poem. Also the personification of the word joy, describing it as slain. Starting from the (ninth line) there is a volta, a shift in the tone of the poem. Traditionally in a sonnet the volta is where there is a resolution of some sort. However, in the case of this poem the shift discards any hope that the speaker