Personal Reaction on Poem

In the poem “To Spring” by William Blake, he speaks of the coming of spring within four verses. From the poem I could gather a sense of anticipation of the forth coming spring, “the hills tell each other, and the list’ning, Valley hear; all our longing eyes are turned” and scatter thy pearls, Upon our love-sick land that mourns for thee.” He also gives personal traits to spring as it were a person, “turn, Thine angel eyes upon our western isle.”  The language used in this poem was classical English and some of the literary devices used were metaphors, for example, “O thou with dewy locks.” This poem gives an appreciation for spring as it signifies the passing of winter and the ability for those at that time to bask in the radiance it brings. It also gives a great sense of imagery by utilizing descriptive references to the environment and to that of a person.