Write an essay of in which you compare and contrast the following; Blake's 'The Schoolboy' from Songs of Innocence and Byron's 'Don Juan' Canto 1, stanzas 37 - 48.

Both Blake's poem The Schoolboy and Byron's extract from Don Juan explore the theme of education and the consequences of this type of infringement upon the child who is receiving the education. However, they way that both poets communicate their views is very distinct. In Blake's The Schoolboy we are encouraged to feel pity and sorrow for the child that cannot play, whereas in Byron's Don Juan extract we see a satirical viewpoint from the …

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