The Tyger Flashcards
Tyger, Tyger
Caesura, to create a brisk pace reflecting tigers movement
Repetition, emphasises the key topic and draws the reader into wanting more
Burning bright
Alliteration, gold and orange patterns like a tiger coat is colour of fire so deadly big also beautiful so it juxtaposes.
Forest of the night
Mood is sneaky as he hunts during night hiding in shadows m
Mysterious dark forest symbolises human subconscious and darker aspects of human nature
Immortal
Adjective, to emphasise how dangerous the giver is and immortal refers to god.
Symmetry
Represents fear
Deeps or skies
Juxtaposition of heaven and hell
Fire
Connotes to hell, symbolises fire of creation when tiger was created.
Images of fires and furnace from Industrial Revolution
Thine eyes
Deadly and powerful
Wings
Heaven and angels
Dare he aspire?
Dare he seize the fire?
Repetition, creator of tiger is bold and brave to create such a fearful creature,
Rhetorical question, implies creator might be satan not god.
What shoulder & what art
Juxtaposition physical and creative involves in creation
Caesura creates a pause emphasising strength and physical effort
Could twist sinews of thy heart
Suggests efforts and vision to bring such a creation.
What Dread hand? &what dread feet.
Repetition whoever created tiger must be an intimidating source
In what furnace thy Brain
Semantic field, blacksmithing with Roman god
Grasp and clasp
Exclamation, emphasises deadly fears toward Tyger. Terrified
Stars threw down their spears and shattered Heaven with .their tears:
Rhyme emphasises how strong grip is, rhyming cuplet
Personification, fearful and surrendering but in awe of power, reference to paradise lost when angels rebelled against god
Did he smile his work to see?
Rhetorical question, reflects capacity of good and evil in people juxtaposing creation of lamb and tiger
Lamb make thee
Innocence of holy lamb of the bible as the lamb of sacrifice tiger is sin and loss of innocence
Tyger, Tyger burning bright, in fine forest of the night
Refrain and cyclical structure, emphasise on power of tiger
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry
Could to dare showing the power of Tyger
