The Tyger
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William Blake
The Tyger Poem
The Tyger
By William Blake (1757-1827)
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat.
What dre...
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The Tyger key Info
Title: The Tyger
Author: William Blake (1757-1827)
Publication: 1794 in Blake’s collection Songs of Experience
Form: The poem consists of six quatrains (four-line stanzas)
Rhyme Scheme: The poem is written in rhyming couplets throughout: AABB
Symbol: The Tiger - strong, powerful, and scary side of God.
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Summary of the Poem “Tyger”
The poem talks about a tiger. The tiger shines brightly in the dark forest, like it is burning with fire. The speaker is amazed by the tiger’s beauty and power. He wonders who could have made such a strong and fearsome animal. The poet/speaker asks many questions about the tiger’s creation. He imagines that the tiger’s eyes have fire in them. He asks what kind of powerful hand was brave enough to...
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The Tyger Themes
The Existence of Evil: In this poem, the speaker talks about a tiger. He wonders how such a dangerous and scary animal was created. The tiger is beautiful but also full of fear and power. The speaker asks many questions: Who made this tiger? Was it really the same God who made the gentle lamb? If God is kind and loving, why would He create something so deadly?
The poem does not give clear answe...
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Symbols
The Tiger: In the poem, the tiger is not just an animal—it is a symbol. It shows the strong, powerful, and scary side of God. In Blake’s poem “The Lamb,” the little lamb shows God as kind and gentle. But the tiger shows that God can also be fierce and dangerous. The poem asks: How can the same God make both? The tiger also shows that humans cannot fully understand God. The world has bot...
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The Tyger Quotes
"Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
Explanation: This first stanza portrays the tiger as a powerful and fearful animal. The speaker is amazed to see the fearful beauty of the tiger. He wonders who made such a strong and dangerous animal? So, the tiger actually expresses God’s power. The tiger represents the stro...
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