Summary of “The Tyger” by William Blake
The poem the Tiger is one of the poems from the ‘songs of experience’ collection of poems written by William Blake. The poems main theme pays attention to tiger creator and centers on the creation aspects. The poet compares the fierce, ferocious and brutal tiger to the gentle, frail and adorable lamb and wonders whether they have the same creator. Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? The word tiger is emphasized through repetition on the opening of the poem to create rhythm in the poem. The repetition is also meant to draw the interest of the readers. The poet’s description of the tiger shows the poet’s great use of imagery alliteration and metaphors. The tiger is…
