I also agree with Ashoka on the statement that 'deep' is a key word here in this poem. I say this because I believe that using the word “profound” in these two poems shows so much. For example, the boy's father took him "deep" into words. In context, I believe Deep is to show how much the boy's father misled him in the woods and also in his life. “Deep” can also be used in the poems “The Little Lost Boy” and “The Little Boy Found” to symbolize the emotion of these poems. It's a "deep" subject, especially because it's about a child and how he is led astray by his own father and then left alone. Another example I saw was in the seventh stanza when Blake says "The mud was deep and the child cried", the child is in the mud deep, because of his environment in the wood and is now crying. Another piece of symbolism I found is that I believe the boy represents the uncertainty and fear that exists within each of us as humans. I believe this to be true because the boy is an innocent child and follows what he believes to be his protector in life. As a child, I tended to always trust and believe exactly what my parents told me, but as soon as you don't have a guardian