![]() ![]() The symmetry can be pointing to the perfect balance of beauty and power, or destruction, the Tyger possesses. The sentiment is so much so that only an "immortal hand" can frame, in other words handle or contain, the "fearful symmetry" of the Tyger. While the tiger may be beautiful and may stand out amongst other creatures and its environment, it is strong and terrifying. That fear is then moved forward and spoken of in the following two lines. When the reader truly visualizes the intensity of the first two lines, the image is quite striking both in beauty and something akin to fear or foreboding. The first two lines indicate the Tyger stands out, while also possible referencing the color of a tiger’s coat. Of course, it is unlikely the speaker means the Tyger is literally burning in a forest at night. The opening line directly addresses the Tyger (or Tiger). The first and final stanzas are identical save for the change of one word– "could" is replaced with "dare" in the final lines of each stanza. ![]() This lends to quite a lyrical read of the poem. Each quatrain is composed of two couplets, meaning each stanza has a unique AABB rhyme scheme (AABB CCDD EEFF, and so on). The poem consists of 24 lines, broken up evenly into six quatrains. ![]() Blake’s poetry is highly symbolic, rife with imagery and creativity. " The Tyger" was written by William Blake and first published in the year 1794 as part of the poetry collection book Songs of Experience. ![]()
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