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    no one can truly define them. In the poem “The Tyger” by William Blake, he makes an attempt to illustrate his feelings on evil and all that it represents. There is no definite answer given, yet a picture is painted to show us his thoughts and ponderings. His foresight and enlightened point of view only serve to further strengthen the knowledge of the reader on the mystical forces we have simply dubbed good and evil. It is extremely important

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    Derrick Warren English 102 Professor. Scott McWaters Research paper (Title later) 11/19/15 (Rough Draft) Research Paper (The Lamb and The Tyger; Creativity) When reading the poem, The Lamb and The Tyger written by William Blake, it was extremely confusing as the reader has no idea what Blake is talking about without doing further research. As the reader begins to research more about the author and the poem itself, the reader will come to find out that the poem was a part of one of William Blake’s

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    What Does The Tyger Mean

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    William Blake’s poem, “The Tyger”, “What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?” poses the single most significant proposition of the poem, and each ensuing stanza aids in embellishing this conception. Blake is constructing his argument on the premise that nature, like an intricate piece of art work, ultimately in some way is a reflection of it’s creator. Although the tiger is remarkably beautiful, it also possesses a dreadful capacity for violence. Blake is asking what kind of a God

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    “London”, “Holy Thursday”, “The Lamb”, “The Tyger”, “The Nurse’s Song”, and “The Little Black Boy” are all written by William Blake. His two main collection of his poetry are Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. “The Lamb”, “The Nurse’s Song”, and “The Little Black Boy” belong to the collection of Song of Innocence because of the theme of happiness. “The Tyger”, “London”, and “Holy Thursday” belong to the collection of Songs of Experience because of the theme of darkness. The collection

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    Martin Bennett Engl. 102 6/17/17 "The Tiger," originally called "The Tyger," is a lyric poem focusing on the nature of God and his creations. It was published in 1794 in a collection entitled Songs of Experience’’ (1). Poetry Essay Outline Thesis: “The Tiger” is a poem by William Blake that routines a lot of underlying themes, throughout the writing. He asks a series of serious queries concerning the nature of God, and why he created the tiger. The theme of the poem is about God as the creator

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    Thesis Statement: William Blake is that of a literary artist that enlightens the overlooked parts of the world by fabricating poetry from the envisions found within the innocence of the mind’s own imagination. I. William Blake simplifies the mind’s ability to dream outside of its actual reality, and elaborates on this fact with his poems “The Chimney Sweeper: Songs of Innocence” and “The Chimney Sweeper: Songs of Experience” by examining the mind’s development over the years. A. The Chimney Sweeper:

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    William Blake's The Tyger

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    Jacob Lopez Period: 2 English 4 The Tyger Analysis It was said once that “Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody.” Many times our own misconception can lead us to different perspectives and different point of views that cause a disunity between our ways of thinking. However nothing can be further than the truth and staying true to yourself. As for William Blake this is the exact concept efforted in his poem “The Tyger” as he introduces the concept of life’s creation and questioning the creator

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    Songs of Innocence by William Blake collocates the naïve lives of children and loss of innocence of adults, with moral Christian values and how religion has the capacity to promote cruelty and prejudice. Blake was born in 1757, up to and after the French Revolution he wrote many works criticizing enlightened rationalism and instead focused on intellectual ideas that avoided institutionalization and propelled ethical and moral order. Blake’s collection of poem exposes and explores the values and limitations

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    allowed to use firsthand experience to guide their creativity. Romantics created their poetry by using their own heartfelt emotions. William Blake, I believe, was a visionary with more of a theological or spiritual tone in both his writings and his paintings, whereas William Wordsworth used temporal viewpoints to help him describe his reality of nature. Blake and Wordsworth both used their talent for creating art and

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    archetypes in Blake’s “Lamb” and Tyger”) Tigers, they’re fierce, independent, destructive, powerful, experienced and cunning. Lambs are the polar opposite, considered gentle, pleasant, and innocent creatures. William Blake discusses both these archetypes in his poems “Lamb” and “Tyger”. The poems are a discussion on the archetype of each animal; when paired together they suggest our own society can be divided into these two groups of people. The archetypes of “Lamb” and “Tyger” vividly contrast each other

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