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:A 4 page essay that examines the meaning and symbolism behind Blake's depiction of a "tyger" as the personification of evil. The writer discusses how this poem fits with Blake's conception of "contraries" or opposites and the theological implications of the existence of evil. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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collection Blake divided his poems between those of "innocence" and "experience." By these classifications, Blake means to convey not only the duality of human nature, but also the dual nature
of reality. In other words, these poems, collectively, point to the fact that while much of life is positive, these factors are balanced by their opposites, or "contraries." For example,
"The Tyger," one of Blakes Songs of Experience is balanced by its opposite in Songs of Innocence, "The Lamb." Examination of "The Tyger" demonstrates the questions that Blake posed concerning
the nature of a deity that would bring both of these creatures into existence. The attitude of the speaker toward the tiger is that this is a fearsome creature,
a perfect killing-machine. The first lines of the poem read "Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright/In the forest of the night" (lines 1-2). The tiger is a hunter. When a hunter "burns,"
he is "hot" on the trail of its intended prey, "burning" with the desire to make the kill. These lines immediately conjure a feeling of intense danger. The next lines
address the origin of the tiger. Blake writes, "What immortal hand or eye/Could frame they fearful symmetry" (lines 3-4). While Blake puts this into the form of a question,
the speaker--and the reader -- know that the answer is God. By using a question, Blake is questioning why a benevolent deity would fashion such a creature. It is this
question that provides the principal theme of the poem, which is not the nature of the tiger, per se, but rather why God would create a creature as deadly as
this one. Since God is considered to be completely good and completely loving, the existence of the tiger suggests there must be some "good" in its existence. The next
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