“The Tyger” Ana Melching
Does god create both gentle and fearful creatures? If he does
what right does he have? Both of these rhetorical questions are
asked by William Blake in his poem “The Tyger.” The poem takes
the reader on a journey of faith, questioning god and his nature. The poem
completes a cycle of questioning the creator of the tyger, discussing how it
could have been created, and then returns to questioning the creator again.
Both questions about the tyger’s creator are left unanswered. William Blake
uses rhythm, rhyme, and poetic devices to create a unique effect and to
parallel his theme in his work “The Tyger.”
William Blake’s choice of rhythm is
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Couplets contain
two lines, paralleling the dichotomy of the poem, that everything
has two sides or parts. The rhyme scheme is AA BB CC etc. Because the
rhyming words are so distinguishable from the non-rhyming words, they
form two separate categories, which also parallels the dichotomy of the
poem.
William Blake’s choice of poetic devices greatly affect his
work “The Tyger.” He uses cacophony, which is a rough sounding group of
words, to exemplify the brute nature of the tyger and to wonder if it was
made in hell by an evil creator. This can be seen in line sixteen when he
says, “Dare its deadly terrors clasp.” This line sounds unpleasant and harsh
to the ears. William Blake uses euphony, which is a smooth sounding group
of words, to show the gentle nature of god and to wonder if he created the
tyger. This can be seen in line twenty when he says “Did he who made the
lamb make thee?” This line sounds soft and pleasing to the ears. William
Blake uses alliteration and assonance to make his words seem harsh or soft.
He uses alliteration, which is the repetition of identical consonants to make
his words seem harsh as in “distant deeps” or “dare the deadly.” This
emphasizes the tiger’s rough nature, and questions the nature of it’s creator.
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such a terrifying beast?” and “Who is God who dares to make such a terrifying
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