William Blake wrote many poems that can be continually analyzed. The poems of the Chimney Sweep, the songs of innocence and the songs of experience, have a deep meaning that can be interrupted in many ways. Blake is clearly describing the life of the young Chimney Sweep, so it's clear he wants to express his opinion on the subject, but what is he trying to say and why was it so important to him? The first of the two poems are songs of innocence. Titles are very important in my analysis. Innocence suggests ignorance or lack of knowledge for many topics, leaving gaps open. The first stanza introduces three characters, a mother, a father and a son or family. It was very common for these families to have a religious faith in God. The son says that before he could even speak, his father had already chosen his life path and he had to live in this life, which for him is not exactly ideal . This is very easily recognizable in everyone's life and should raise questions. One question that came to mind was: Am I where I am today because of the decisions I made, or am I where I am today because my life made those decisions for me? This is what the son may be shouting in this first verse. But it might also raise the question: why have I never made a conscious decision about my belief in religion. Blake may be more inclined towards an entirely different question, but a strong analysis of this poem can be formed from the two I have mentioned. The son introduces a third character with the second verse, "little Tom Dacre." I think Blake's use of the word demonstrates little of the innocence that Tom possesses. The son says to Tom "Shut up, Tom! It doesn't matter, because when your head is exposed, you know that soot can't ruin your white hair... middle of paper... you should have me singing the notes" of woe . “And because I am happy and dance and sing, they think they have done me no harm, and have gone to praise God and his priest and king, who constitute a paradise of our misery.” The boy claims his parents are the reason for his death and why he never questioned his "bad situation." He then goes on to say that his parents were always blind to this unethical treatment, even though they would find a place in heaven with their God and his priest and king. The same god who constitutes this "heaven" full of other "good". and "behaved" chimney sweep boys. The poems can be taken in a literal sense, as can the dream, and have great meaning, but looking at the poem with a different pair of glasses can give you a completely different perspective it is so well written to give only one interpretation of it would simply be blasphemy.