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In ""the fly"" what change does the poet mark by starting a new stanza at line 5

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In the fly, blake marks a change of voice in line 5- while in the first stanza, he considers the fly itself and its action, in the following stanzas, he reflects on his own life
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Answer:

The poet starts talking about himself in the fifth line.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fly is a poem by English poet William Blake, and it was published in 1794.

In the poem, the first stanza (that includes 4 lines) talks about the fly and sets the time of the year (summer.) After that, the last 3 stanzas talk about the poet and how he contrasts his own life with the fly, which is literally mentioned in the last stanza when the speaker says "Then Am I/A happy fly."

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