Infant Sorrow Figurative Language

In William Blake’s poems “Infant Sorrow” the use of figurative language is used to show the idea that by bringing new life into this world that new life is also unknowingly given the burdens and struggles that need to be overcome in order to survive. It is as if society in its present state is unfit and unsafe for new life. “Infant Joy” on the other hand shows that the main goal of any life is to find happiness and that life itself should bring joy. “Infant Sorrow” by William Blake starts off with a mother during childbirth as the father cries. It seems that the baby understands that it has just leapt “into the dangerous world.” The father is also crying which could be caused from happiness or sadness. The joy caused by having a child or the sadness that the birth of a child in a world

The baby near the end then decides that it is best to just lay on its mother’s breast. It seems that through the baby’s struggles it eventually decides to accept the situation, but it still mopes. It seems that the baby is not satisfied with the situation but seems to accept that the parents will take care of it. In “Infant Joy” by William Blake, the baby seems to be having a discussion with the parent. It seems that the conversation is about the naming of the child. The desire of the parent is shown through the repetition of “sweet joy” which shows the wish that parents want their children to find happiness in this world. The parent also states near the very end that “sweet joy befall thee.” The parent’s wish of the joy of its childe is repeated throughout the poem indicating that there is a possibility that the child might encounter situations that will cause sorrow and harm. All parents want their child to not come before difficult situations, but sometimes they are unavoidable. It seems that the meaning of life is to encounter and maintain to be