Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- How do you feel about all the questions in this poem? What do they say about the speaker's certainty, or lack thereof, in the things he describes?
- What's with all the weapons anyway? What's their role in this poem? And who is supposed to bring them to the speaker?
- Blake is often described as a complete loon. Would you agree, based on this poem alone? Why or why not?
- What's this poem really about? Jerusalem? Jesus? Weapons? The Industrial Revolution? How can you tell?
- Why do you think this poem has become so popular in England?
- Why does the speaker explore the legend that Jesus once visited England? What is the effect or purpose of this part of the poem?