Quiz on 'Introduction (Songs of Innocence)' by William Blake

What does the speaker see on a cloud?

• A piper

• A lamb

• A child

• A valley

What does the child ask the speaker to pipe a song about?

• A river

• A tree

• A flower

• A lamb

How does the child react when the speaker pipes the song?

• He dances

• He sings

• He laughs

• He weeps

What does the child instruct the piper to do after singing?

• Leave the valley

• Drop the pipe

• Play a different song

• Dance with him

What does the speaker use to write his songs?

• A brush

• A pencil

• A hollow reed

• A quill

What is the overall tone of the poem?

• Angry

• Melancholic

• Joyful

• Fearful

What theme is prominent in 'Introduction (Songs of Innocence)'?

• The loss of innocence

• The nature of innocence

• The struggle for power

• The inevitability of death

What does the speaker mean by 'stain'd the water clear'?

• He clarified his thoughts

• He made the water dirty

• He wrote with clarity

• He painted a picture

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Piping songs of pleasant glee'?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

What does the child symbolize in the poem?

• Wisdom

• Innocence

• Experience

• Fear