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The Garden of Love"
In the poem "The Garden of Love" the author, William Blake, is expressing a few ideas. ... Blake conveys this by contrasting the garden that he once knew and the garden that now exists. The "Garden of Love" which he knew as a child could be contrasted with the Garden of Eden. This garden was a happy and beautiful place to live and play. ... Yet, the present garden is no longer so inviting. First, Blake introduces the new garden on a negative note by explaining that ". ... " The garden is then again negatively portrayed with "Thou Shalt Not writ over the door. ... Blake also uses the image of the black, mournful robes
worn by the Priests, and the lifeless image of the cemetery, almost a shift from innocent youth to untimely death, to convey his disappointment with the change of the garden.
Approximate Word count = 664 Approximate Pages = 2.7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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