Blake's celebrated collection that illustrated his poetry is which?

• A. Songs of Innocence
• B. The Canterbury Tales
• C. Paradise Lost
• D. The Rape of the Lock

Answer: (A)

Blake’s poetry is celebrated for its unity of word and image, because he developed illuminated printing—engraving his poems and the accompanying drawings onto the same plates. Among his illustrated works, Songs of Innocence stands out as a well-known collection that pairs the verses with Blake’s own illustrations, showing how the visuals amplify the meaning of the poetry. The other titles listed are not Blake’s and aren’t recognized for his integrated artwork: Canterbury Tales is Chaucer’s; Paradise Lost is Milton’s; The Rape of the Lock is Pope’s. So the collection that best reflects Blake’s illustrated poetry is Songs of Innocence.