You are going to analyze the poems below.
Read both Poems by Blake
Mock On, Mock On, Voltaire, Rousseau & And Did Those Feet
1. Write a clear introduction on the work, indicating the title and author. Follow the introduction with a precise thesis statement that tells the reader "the point" of the paper.
2. Write a strong conclusion statement that surmises both poems: It should re-state the thesis in different words.
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POEM 1-William Blake
Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau
Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau:
Mock on, mock on: ‘tis all in vain!
You throw the sand against the wind,
And the wind blows it back again.
And every sand becomes a Gem,
Reflected in the beam divine;
Blown back they blind the mocking Eye,
But still in Israel's paths they shine.
The Atoms of Democritus
And the Newton's Particles of Light
Are sands upon the Red Sea shore,
Where Israel's tents do shine so bright.
POEM 2-William Blake
And Did Those Feet
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the Holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire.
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant Land.