WILLIAM BLAKE: The Tyger Flashcards
1
Q
‘burning bright’
A
alliteration- intelligence wit and ingenuity from the creature
2
Q
‘fearful symmetry’
A
how can you frame what feels impossible to contain
‘fearful symmetry’ = juxtaposition symmetry = stability and control
3
Q
‘distant deeps’
A
euphemistic description of hell
4
Q
‘what shoulder and what art’
A
parallelism of shoulder and art not only body but will of tyger is being forged
5
Q
wings dare seize the fire
A
icarus flew too close to the sun and dies
promethus steals fire from the zeus and gives to humans
