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Published: 11.12.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"The Tyger" by William Blake, An Analisys.', 1.
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It may be easy to read and remember, but it is not easy to understand. Some of Blake's phrases are strange ("immortal hand"), some are archaic ("thine"), and others are used with different meanings from those we use today ("frame"). Added to this, Blake uses many vivid metaphors, which produce strong images of beauty and power ("...burning bright / In the forests of the night") but which are less obvious in their meaning.
The poem is also full of questions - twelve in all. Perhaps Blake intended the poem to be less than easy to understand because he, too, had lots of questions he couldn't…

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