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Comparative Analysis of Infant Joy and Infant Sorrow William Blake’s Infant Joy from the Songs of Innocence and Infant Sorrow from the Songs of Experience are in direct contrast from one another. Infant Joy represents the celebration and joy felt at the arrival of an innocent baby, while Infant Sorrow is a poem of the despair and rejection at the birth of an unwanted child. Infant Joy leaves you with the feeling of warmth and innocence, while Infant Sorrow only offers a bleak and dark existence that shall last a lifetime. ... Infant Joy radiates happiness and love, it is an expression of the joy and wonder felt at the birth of a tiny baby. ... The mother addresses her tiny infant, with only thoughts of tenderness and love consuming her. ... The tiny infant is only two days old, and he has yet to be named. Without a name, the infant cannot be judged, his short life has only been one of unblemished innocence. ... The innocence known to the infant only better emphasizes the lack of evilness and corruption in his world.