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THOU fair-hair'd angel of the evening, Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown Put on, and smile upon our evening bed! Smile on our loves, and while thou drawest the Blue curtains of the sky, scatter thy silver dew On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes In timely sleep. Let thy west wind sleep on The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full soon, Dost thou withdraw; then the wolf rages wide, And then the lion glares through the dun forest: The fleeces of our flocks are cover'd with Thy sacred dew: protect them with thine influence!
I chose this poem because it has a lot of emotions in it. I can picture the time in the evening. The sun is probably setting and folks and gazing amazingly as it sinks below the horizon. I chose it because the evening is usually my favorite time of the day. It is the time when I can free myself from the World of education and introduce myself into relaxing. The poem I chose was somewhat peaceful and relaxing and it reminded me of my sometimes peaceful evenings. I also really liked the words used in this poem such as “Radiant Crown or fleeces of our flocks”. These words really capture my attention and it is easy for me to find them when looking through the poem. The poem is also written by somewhat my favorite author William Blake. Blake uses a lot of expression in his work and it really captures my attention at times. The image this poem gives me is really clear. It is when everything is beginning to sleep. It becomes really silent and the flowers and other plants stop releasing oxygen. The main thing is that the evening is my favorite time of the day and whenever I read the poem, I reminds of the evening.
Personification- On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes. Alliteration- Speak Silence
To the Evening Star
