The Tyger
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"The Tyger" is a famous poem by William Blake that explores themes of creation, innocence, and experience through the striking image of a fearsome tiger.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Blake poem "The Tyger" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| asksQuestion | Did he who made the Lamb make thee? ⓘ |
| author | William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | numerous poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | The Lamb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
engraver
ⓘ
painter ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| exploresConcept | the nature of the creator ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1794 ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalInterpretation |
exploration of the limits of human understanding of God
ⓘ
meditation on the problem of evil ⓘ reflection on the coexistence of beauty and terror ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagery |
fire
ⓘ
forge and hammer ⓘ stars and heavens ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Songs of Innocence and of Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influence | English literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | trochaic tetrameter ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 6 ⓘ |
| openingLine | Tyger Tyger, burning bright ⓘ |
| originalMedium | illuminated printing ⓘ |
| pairedWith | The Lamb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Songs of Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Songs of Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questioningStyle | series of rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| refrain | Tyger Tyger, burning bright ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | AABB ⓘ |
| setting | night ⓘ |
| subject |
act of creation
ⓘ
fearsome tiger ⓘ |
| taughtIn | schools and universities worldwide ⓘ |
| theme |
awe and fear
ⓘ
creation ⓘ divine power ⓘ good and evil ⓘ innocence and experience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usesSymbolismOf | tiger ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Burning Bright
this entity surface form:
William Blake poem "The Tyger"