There seems to be little to distinguish the Songs of Innocence and the Songs of Experience. Discuss with reference to content, style, form and poetic technique

Blake’s songs of innocence and experience are written differently to emphasise the differences in what we find appealing at different ages. The Songs of Innocence are written in a way, which could be compared with nursery rhymes for their style and rhythm. This is shown differently in the Songs of Experience, which seem much more appealing for an older audience giving more focus on the content. In this way, the Songs of Innocence are …

…and the rules of the church. The differences between the Songs of Innocence and Experience are indistinguishable because each poem contains some innocence and some experience. They poems of Innocence seem much lighter but only due to the tone. The Songs of Experience do not adopt as much of a light-hearted tone, but hold the same messages, only with deeper explanations than those in Innocence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake