The Tyger Poem

What is fearful symmetry in the Tyger? (REM)

• The tiger is “fearful,” in that it induces fear in all who see it.

• All sides of the tiger will instill fear in you as no side of it is good.

• it is symbolic for how fearful the tiger makes you feel.

Thinking back on your notes, what does ' Burnt the fire of thine eyes? mean '? (REM)

• Symbolizes the power seen in his eyes

• The desire in the tigers eyes are like fire

• One can feel fear when looking into his eyes

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Determine if the poem is an example of a romantic poem or a tragic poem.(EVA)

• Its a Romantic poem based on strong senses, emotions, and feelings; awe of nature; and the importance of imagination.

• It’s a tragic poem as it depicts fear and makes you question if this animal is an animal of death

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Explain the line 'In what furnace was thy brain?'(UND)

• Refers to how the tiger was created

• Assumes the brain of the tiger being made in scorching fire

• Refers to the tiger only thinking of death and fire being death

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Choose is the most striking line in the poem?

• 'What immortal hand or eye' - Speaks about the creator, overseeing everything

• 'And when thy heart began to beat' – creates an anticipating feeling of life in the tiger

• 'Did he smile his work to see?' - asks if the creator is happy with his creation

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Select the meaning of line 20 'Did he who made the lamb make thee?'. (CRE)

• You are being asked if your creator is the creator of the thing being spoken about

• The person looking after the lamb is looking after you as well

• you were made in the image of a lamb.

What is enjambment?

• very long lines

• meaning runs on into the next line

• meaning is deliberately unclear

• alternate lines rhyme

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'Burning bright' is an example of what technique?

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Personification

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'As though this was a church' is an example of what technique?

• Enjambment

• Simile

• Caesura

• Personification

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What is the main subject of the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake?

• A lamb

• A forest

• A tiger

• A blacksmith

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