The Tyger Flashcards
1
Q
Why is the poet in awe
A
Because of the tiger
2
Q
What religious imagery is there
A
“Water’d heaven with tears”
3
Q
What device is this “spears tears”
A
Rhyming couplets
4
Q
When was the poem written
A
1794
5
Q
What change is it with the first and last paragraph
A
Dare
6
Q
What is the juxtaposition between “Lamb & Tiger”
A
That the lamb is innocent and the tiger eats the lamb
7
Q
What does the poet mean when he says “what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry”
A
Who could make something like this
8
Q
What other poem does it link to
A
Blessing
9
Q
Who is the poem written by
A
William Blake
10
Q
Biblical allusion
A
Burning bright
