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The School Boy is a poem written by William Blake in the pastoral edition that flowers on the downsides of formal learning. In the poem 'The School Boy' the poet himself is a young boy who is very joyful to get up early in the fresh and delightful summer morning. The poet is very disappointed to attain the school in the sweet summer morning because he is very tired and even puzzled under the strict supervision of his teacher. Actually, he wishes to enjoy the mirth of summer and he expresses that instead of enjoying the pleasures of summer, the child has to attend the school where every child pass their days in boredom and dismay. The boy compares a child with a bird. According to his view, a bird which is born cheerful and jovial can never sing song when caged. Similarly, a child if remained under the umbrella of annoying fear and tension can never enjoy the natural instincts of joy and playfulness. Instead, a world full of of rigid course of disciple will ruthlessly take away the beautiful springs of a person's life.
The metaphor How can the bird that is born for joy. Sit in a cage and sing? is used to indicate the helpless situation of the boy. The boy complains the highest authority to his father and mother that a budding child is pinched and swept off in the early stage of life. He has no one to care for. If misery withers the tender beautiful plants, the beautiful buds and the newborn buds summer can never be joyful. The child is asking his parents how will they give back what grief has destroyed. If plants are withered due to grief there will be no fruit in the season of autumn. This implies that if childhood pleasures are censored adult life will be utterly dry and unproductive. The rhyme scheme used in the poem is ababb.
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