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Innocence under pressure

Innocence under pressure

This lesson examines the version of "The Chimney-Sweeper" in William Blake's Songs of Innocence. Its young speaker says his mother died and his father sold him before he could properly pronounce "sweep", immediately exposing child labour, parental failure and economic desperation.

2.1.3 The Chimney-Sweeper by William Blake Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.1.3 The Chimney-Sweeper by William Blake

Step-by-step lessons on CIE IGCSE English Literature 2.1.3 The Chimney-Sweeper by William Blake. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.

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