![]() ![]() This emphasises the power of the tyger, and it’s unmatchable force. Lexical cluster of fire “fire” “furnace” “burning”. At the end of each stanza, there is a line of four feet, which is why the final line always creates a sense of closure. This means that they are missing a syllable to complete the foot. It’s also in rhyming couplets (aabb) which makes it relatively simple, but forceful.Īnother thing worth noting about this poem is that most of the lines are actually catalectic. This is what gives the poem its driving force, as if the tyger is marching towards you. This places the emphasis on the first syllable of every foot rather than the second, which is uncommon in the english language. This poem is so memorable because it is told in a simply structure of quatrains with a trochaic structure. The Tyger represents the fierce power of the industrial revolution, and the growing presence of industry. ![]() Blake is using it to stress the almost godlike power of imagination, and the divine abilities of the artist. The tyger represents art, and the power of creativity.The poem intends to prove that the majesty of God cannot be matched. Blake wonders how God’s abilities can be so plural – he can invent something as soft as a lamb and as fierce as a tiger. The tyger represents divinity and the power of God. ![]() There are multiple ways of interpreting this poem, and it’s fine to have your own ideas. Don’t blame me when you’re up at one am reciting it. It’s the sort of one that gets stuck in your head. ![]()
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