Review Of "The Tyger"

Review Of "The Tyger"

The poem “The Tyger” written by William Blake begins with an address to the Tiger. Blake was amazed at the ferocity of the tiger. He even more puzzled as to how both the lamb and the tiger had been created by the same creator. The lamb for Blake was a symbol of innocence and the tiger , a symbol of ferocity. They are mutually exclusive qualities. How they both could come from the same source – from the same creator was Blake’s enigma.

The themes discussed through the poem are,

·         Dualistic nature of God

·         Universal conflict between good and evil

The techniques used in the poem are,

·         Rhetorical questions

·         Refered to the mythology of greek

·         Lyrical form

·         Regular rhyming scheme

·         Language is simple

·         Symbolism