The second volume entitled as "songs of Experience " .Black's wrath and anger are directed against the God or Christianity ,priest,chirch and the king who are held responsible for making up a hell misery foR the Chimney sweeper crying 'weep' ,'weep','weep' is a notes of woe.His parents are gone up to the church for pray at that time the Chimney sweepers are send by them for work ,'among the winter snow' .The poem is a sarcasm of cold and in different attitude of God and Christianity,the priest,the king to the plight of the poor Chimney sweeper.In this poem Blacks voice is harsh and stingy.
In Blake's "Chimney sweeper" of the 'songs of Innocence volume Blake refers a little Chimney sweeper who has lost his father and mother.His parents sold him to master Chimney sweeper . The Chimney sweeper cry 'weep','weep','weep' is a parody of child's mumbling of 'sweep'.The speaker in the poem is Chimney sweeper and his friend is 'Tom Dacre' curly hair and white hair is a generalized picture of morbidity suffered by the working class people in England in late 1780s.T he tersh reference of the unhealthy condition of factories and industries by the words like :"coffins Black"," Black","cold" etc .To which the Chimney sweepers like Dick ,Joe and Ned are easy victims.In this poem Blake's tone is tender and gentle.
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