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    important to us, that we feel symbolise what we stand for. Things that reflect the way we view the world. In William Blake’s poem “The Tyger,” he spoke about how the tiger (tyger) was that thing of him. It was that symbol, it was that reflection. William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker who lived in the eighteenth century. In 1794, he published “The Tyger” poem as a part of the collection “Songs of Experience” along with other poems. This poem is a poem that is read by all people of all

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    Archetypes) William Blake is a writer that looks at things through a different perspective then we as readers tend to. He makes us think outside of the box if you will. He uses different types of archetypes which are symbols of things through the body of something different. For example a lamb symbolizing innocents. Throughout the reading of the Lamb, and Tyger there are symbols that represent certain things that tie into a personal relation. The first story, The Lamb by William Blake shows us the use

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    How does the imagery (visual and auditory) of “The Tyger” build meaning? Trace sound and/or image patterns to interpret the poem’s message. William Blake in his 1793 poem "The Tyger" asks the timeless questions about the creation of the world. The author, using a wealth of imagery to paint us a picture of a horrifying beast, makes us question the "fearful symmetry" of the world where the ferocious and fragile exist alongside each other. The setting of the poem is abstract "forest of the night" and

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    Antonio Hampton Dunaway English 12 27 October 2017 William Blake and His Poetry William blake once said, “In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.” William Blake is known for the love of his gothic art which influenced countless writers and artists through the ages. He was a nineteenth century writer and artist who was regarded as a seminal figure of the romantic age. He has been deemed both a major poet and an original thinker

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    William Blake Archetypes

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    Lamb or Tiger? The Lamb and Tyger an analysis of the Archetypes In the Lamb and Tyger by William Blake there is an interesting idea that about two types of people in the world. William asks a good question in The Lamb “Dost thou know who made thee” it brings a question that will be in both poems. In The Lamb William Blake asks the little lamb who made him and he tells the little lamb that God made him. In the other poem William talks about the tiger and asks him the same question but then goes

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    Comparing Two Poems

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    “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are contrasting poems. They seem to be opposites of each other, “The Lamb” sends a message of innocence and purity, while “The Tyger” sends a message of evil, fear, and hate. “The Tyger” is definitely a stronger poem, it’s written in questions and progressively gets more and more intense. Both poem uses symbolism and the animal represents a quality. There are references to the Christian figure Jesus, it says in “The Lamb,” “For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek & he is

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    Blakes Archetypes Lamb or Tiger Have you ever wondered what animal you would be considered as? A lamb, that is pure and innocent or a tiger that is experienced and mean. William Blake, an English poet demonstrates in four short stories, examples of innocence and experience; in which he calls “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience”. In the novels, The Lamb, The Tyger, Chimney Sweeper, and Infant Sorrow, Blake uses two archetypes in those poems. The Lamb is a short story that Blake wrote which

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    Songs of Good and Evil

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    (Greenblatt, Abrams, Lynch, Stillinger). Blake was born November 28, 1757 in London, England and his artistic ability became evident in his early years. Blake had a very simple upbringing and had little education. His formal education was in art and at the age of fourteen he entered an apprenticeship with a well-known engraver who taught Blake his skills in engraving. In Blake’s free time, he began reading writing poetry. At the age of twenty-one, Blake completed his seven-year apprenticeship and

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    “The Tyger” by William Blake In William Blake’s “The Tyger” the tone shifts from harsh to calm and conveys the theme of the beauty and danger shown in the tiger’s character .The narrator starts describing the tiger as just a normal tiger, but eventually his tone changes to a more calm point of view. This shows that he has more of a connection to the tiger by the end.The tiger changes from being a normal tiger to being compared to many different things, which represent what he thinks of the tiger

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    What Does The Tyger Mean

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    emphasizes the importance of writing good literature. Literature changes our way of thinking and influence all who read it. The poet William Blake wrote the poem “The Tyger” in 1794. This poem is a classic and has been read for hundreds of years by countless people. Overall “The Tyger” is a strong poem because of its form, content, and theme. Firstly “The Tyger” is well formatted. This poem has an AABB rhyming pattern, each stanza being four lines. It is six stanzas long. Besides this, the poem contains

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