21; Blake personified the little lamb with “clothing of delight” and a “tender voice.” The comparison of the lamb and its creator through imagery and personification characterizes the Romantic Era as a whole.The Enlightenment and Romantic Eras were composed of contrasting ideals as were the writings of different authors from the two periods. The rational views of the Enlightenment were instilled in Thomas Jefferson and influenced his writing of The Declaration of Independence. William Blake, however, was a romantic whose primary concern was to vividly express emotions as in his poem “The Lamb.” ...
