The School Boy, part of William Blake's poetry collection titled Songs of Experience, depicts a child who enjoys being in his classroom on a summer day because it brings him joy.
"The School Boy" is a 1789 poem by William Blake and published as a part of his poetry collection entitled Songs of Experience. "The School Boy" is a poem written in the pastoral tradition that focuses on the downsides of formal learning. The boy in this poem is more interested in escaping his classroom than he is with anything his teacher is trying to teach. 
