Holy Thursday : Literary devices
Holy Thursday is a notable literary work by William Blake. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Holy Thursday.
Literary devices
- Metaphor: “These flowers of London town!” are compared to children.
- Imagery: “Red & blue & green” – Creates vivid imagery of colorful clothing worn by the children.
- Irony: “Cherish pity, lest you drive an angel from your door”- Suggests that failing to show compassion might drive away the innocence of the children, who are compared to angels.
- Personification: “Like Thames waters flow” – Personifies the Thames River, giving it human-like qualities.
- Simile: “They like Thames’ waters flow.” and “Or like harmonious thunderings the seats of heaven among.”
- Repetition: “The hum of multitudes was there but multitudes of lambs” – Repeated use of “multitudes” emphasizes the abundance of innocent children.