The Echoing Green- Poetic devices, summary,
The Echoing Green Poem by William Blake The Echoing green By William Blake The sun does arise, And make happy the skies The Merry bells ring To welcome the spring The sky lark and thrush The birds of the bush Sing louder around To the bells cheerful sound While our sports shall be seen On the echoing green Old John with white hair Does laugh away care Sitting under the oak Under the old folk They laugh at our play And Soon they all say Such such were the joys When we are all girls and boys In our youth time were seen On the echoing green Till the little ones weary No more can be merry The sun does descend And our sports have an end Round the laps of their mothers Many sisters and brothers Like birds in their nest Are ready for rest And sports are no more seen On the darkening green Summary The poem "The Echoing Green" by William Blake describes the scene on a grassy field. The sun shines brightly. The sky looks beautiful. The pleasant sounds of bells come from a nearby churc...