An Analysis of The Clod and the Pebble

Speaker/Tone The palooka and the Pebble by Sir Francis Blake In the poem The Clod and the Pebble Sire Francis Blake comp bes selfish and self-giving love through interesting and sight provoking interpretations. These viewpoints are obvious through Blakes indication of their states of white and experience. His first entity, which is a ballock, says, love seeketh not itself to delight(Blake 3). The second interpretation, which is disposed(p) in the form of a pebble, reasons, Love seeketh only Self to please(Blake 11). The clod is depicted as a selfless, passionate emotion whereas the pebble is a vain, arrogant and selfish sentiment.We can assume that the author has a deal out of experiences when it comes to love, possibly writing this poem in a period of romanticism, barely cannot assume he is the speaker. The different perspectives of love in the poem withdraw the reader to believe that there are two speakers. The Clod may perhaps be of a feminine viewpoint, which is unde rstandable after reading material Nor for itself have any charge and Trodden with cattles feet, where love is unselfish and sacrificial (Blake 2). The pebble gives off a sense of authority gained from experiences while it mocks the innocence of the clod.The abrupt use of But provides a change to the sweet and on-key tones of the first stanza, while the phrase a pebble of the brook represents it is a threatening and unmovable object, learned from its experiences. Specific words such as care used by the clod and bind used by the pebble are what make the feminine/masculine tones understandable. The beautiful and artful personifications of the content clod and pompous pebble create a clear understanding in secern the representation of the selfishness and selflessness of human nature in love.