{"id":408,"date":"2015-11-08T18:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T01:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/?p=408"},"modified":"2015-11-08T18:14:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T01:14:58","slug":"the-merry-nature-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/2015\/11\/08\/the-merry-nature-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Merry Nature Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most joyful and freely expressed poem in Blake\u2019s <em>Songs of Innocence<\/em>, I found to be the <em>Laughing Song<\/em>. William Blake\u2019s expression of nature is very strong and soothing in this particular piece. The poem in itself contains a lot of different yet harmonious beings. From the grasshopper to the birds to the children, it seems that everyone is having a \u201cmerry\u201d time, even Merry (however coincidental that is). There is a carefree expression in this poem that greatly correlates with Blake\u2019s theme of Innocence. The very first lines are joyful and they relay a happiness that seems to be universal with all of nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,<br \/>\nAnd the dimpling stream runs laughing by;<br \/>\nWhen the air does laugh with our merry wit.<br \/>\nAnd the green hill laughs with the noise of it;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This metaphor for laughter personifies nature and ultimately adds an overwhelmed audible sensation in the poem and acts as a reflection on the delight and ecstasy of all Natural objects. This poem celebrates the innocence of joy and beauty. What is even more enchanting is that the audience is welcome to join. The very last lines of this poem directly speak to the reader and offer them a spot among the joyful festivities that nature and youth bring. The laughter unites each aspect and character of the poem, creating a pure atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome live and be merry, and join with me<br \/>\nTo sing the sweet chorus of \u201cHa, Ha, He!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, here is a very enjoyable Russian melodic version of Blake\u2019s<em> Laughing Song.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"William Blake. Laughing Song. \u0421\u043c\u0435\u0445.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPvyid4lrlk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most joyful and freely expressed poem in Blake\u2019s Songs of Innocence, I found to be the Laughing Song. William Blake\u2019s expression of nature is very strong and soothing in this particular piece. The poem in itself contains &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/2015\/11\/08\/the-merry-nature-girl\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34522,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":412,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions\/412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/a1lieblang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}