English Literature / Unit 14 ENL 1321 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"The Cry of the Children"
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The idea
"The Cry of the Children" protests child labour in mines and factories: "Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers, / Ere the sorrow comes with years?" It contrasts young lambs and birds at play with children worn out by work.
In practice
Children weeping, not playing.
Where people slip
The poem is social protest.
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