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      • The essence of the poem is Blake’s perception of innocence and the process of ageing, expressed symbolically in the figure of the ‘maiden Queen’. The ‘Angel’ symbolises compassion, offering both earthly and spiritual love.
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  2. poemanalysis.com › william-blake › the-angelThe Angel by William Blake (Poem + Analysis)

    This poem is a representative example of William Blake's poetic style, which is characterized by mystical and visionary themes, often drawing on Christian symbolism and mythology. The poem's emphasis on spirituality and the divine aligns with Blake's broader body of work.

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  4. literarydevices.net › the-angelThe Angel Analysis - Literary devices and Poetic devices

    Poem analysis of William Blake’s The Angel through the review of literary techniques, poem structure, themes, and the proper usage of quotes.

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  6. www.englishliterature.info › 2021 › 02The Angel: Poem by William Blake - Summary and Analysis

    Blake uses the word 'angel' in the context of sexual experience. The maiden is prey to the worm that flies in the night, and to the briars in the Garden of Love. She is constrained by the Night which enchains the Earth.

  7. genius.com › William-blake-the-angel-annotatedWilliam Blake – The Angel | Genius

    The essence of the poem is Blake’s perception of innocence and the process of ageing, expressed symbolically in the figure of the ‘maiden Queen’. The ‘Angel’ symbolises compassion ...

  8. poets.org › poem › angelThe Angel by William Blake - Poems | Academy of American Poets

    Guarded by an Angel mild: Witless woe was ne’er beguiled! And I wept both night and day, And he wiped my tears away; And I wept both day and night, And hid from him my heart’s delight. So he took his wings, and fled; Then the morn blushed rosy red. I dried my tears, and armed my fears.

  9. www.gradesaver.com › study-guide › summary-the-angelSongs of Innocence and of Experience “The Angel” Summary and ...

    Summary. The speaker dreams a dream in which she is a “maiden Queen” watched over by an angel. She weeps all the time, and the angel takes pity and wipes away her tears. However, even when she is happy at heart, the maiden Queen continues to weep in an attempt to evoke pity from the angel.

  10. www.beliefnet.com › inspiration › angelsWilliam Blake: A Life Among the Angels - Beliefnet

    Visions of angels helped the famous poet revolutionize the art of engraving. Almost 200 years after William Blake died and was buried in a pauper’s grave in London, thousands of people...