In the poem " Sunflower Sutra" by Allen Ginsberg he symbolizes the sunflower as a path of self- knowledge while in the poem "Ah! Sunflower" by William Blake he uses the sunflower to emphasize innocence. Allen Ginsberg was inspired by William Blake who wrote "Ah! Sunflower" to write "Sunflower Sutra". Ginsbergh and Blake both wrote about a sunflower to show a new day and a new life.
Allen Ginsberg and William Blake both compare the image of a sunflower, both poets symbolize something important to them using the image of the sunflower. Ginsberg and Blake both also use the image of the sunflower as a means to explain epiphany. The epiphany the poets Ginsberg and Blake both use mean religion in the poems "Sunflower Sutra" and "Ah! Sunflower".
