William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" explores ________________?
Correct answer: A. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
- A. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
- B. The fall of Satan
- C. The life of Blake
- D. The history of London
Explanation
The paired poems contrast the freedom and trust of innocence with the oppression, corruption, and painful knowledge of experience. Thus the collection traces the movement from childhood innocence into the adult world rather than merely Blake’s biography or London’s history.
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