![]() ![]() This child is both an embodiment of innocence, as he is young, and the inspiration behind poetry, as he charges the shepherd to play, sing, and write. The poet sees a child in the sky, upon a cloud. The first and fourth stanzas begin with “Piping” and the noun form “Piper,” juxtaposing the musical nature of the speaker with the most musical rhymes of the poem. Stanzas 1 and 4 follow the traditional ABAB pattern, while stanzas 2, 3, and 5 use an ABCB pattern. The rhyme scheme of the “Introduction” varies depending upon the stanza. This poem consists of five quatrains, some of which follow the heroic stanza form. So he sits down, makes a pen from the materials at hand, and begins to write “my happy songs,/Every child may joy to hear.” After enjoying the lyrics, the child tells the shepherd to “write/In a book that all may read” the songs he has created. He envisions himself as a shepherd “Piping down the valleys wild,” who encounters a child “On a cloud” (line 3) who encourages him to play a song “about a Lamb.” After hearing the music, the child asks the shepherd to drop his pipe and sing the words to the song. ![]() Following poetic convention, Blake sets the scene for his collection in this first poem. ![]()
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