The Lamb & The TygerBy: William Blake

By: CornBall & AnnaLeigh

William Blake

The Titles are The Lamb and The Tyger Blake was born on November 28, 1757 He married Catherine Boucher and became a book

seller http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~keith/poems/

tyger.html http://quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/

The_Lamb.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRblake.htm

The Lamb

Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Little Lamb, I'll tell thee, Little Lamb, I'll tell thee. He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a Lamb. He is meek, and He is mild; He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by His name. Little Lamb, God bless thee! Little Lamb, God bless thee!

The Tyger

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye

The Lamb

Who made the lambDo you know who made the lamb?Who gave you life and who fed you by the stream and over the

meadowWho gave you clothing of delight, soft wool? who gave you such a tender voice that makes everyone rejoice.Little lamb, I’ll tell you he is called by the name He calls himself a lambHe is mild and became a childI am a child and you are a lambWe are called by his nameGod bless the lamb

The Tyger

Tyger, Who made you?Where were you created and how could someone

make you?Who brought you to life and when your heart started

beating why didn't he stop?What tools were used to create you?When everyone saw this horrible work, was he proud of

it?Did the man that made you make the lamb?Tyger, Who made you?

Diction

In both poems, Blake, uses words that ask a question.

In both poems, there is a question asked and then later in the poem the question is answered.

Tone and mood

The mood of The Tyger is sad, because the man was asking the tyger who would make such an ugly creature.

The tone of The Tyger is dark, gloomy, and suspenseful.

Tone and mood

The mood of The Lamb is very calm.

The tone of The Lamb is very child-like.

Rhetorical Situation

The Lamb- the narrator is speaking to the lamb asking who made him?

The Tyger- the narrator is talking to the Tyger asking him multiple questions.

Figurative Language

The Lamb

Personification is used in The Lamb. ‘I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by His name.’

The Tyger

A Hyperbole is used in The Tyger.

‘When the stars threw down their spears.’

Imagery

The lamb:

‘gave thee clothing of delight’ sense of touch

The Tyger:

‘When the stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears, did he smile his work to see?’ sense of sight

Rhyme Scheme

The Lamb-

AABB

CCDD

AAAAA

EF

GGFEAA

The Tyger-

AABC

DDEE

FFGG

HHII

JJKK

AABC

Structure of Poem

The lamb-

Blake, wrote this poem and designed it for the Lamb to resemble Jesus and his Christian values of gentleness and peace.

The Tyger-

As Blake was writing The Tyger, he composed it of many questions and continued the poem and left them unanswered.

Conclusion/Evaluation

The lamb-

The Rhyme scheme did contribute to the story, rather than distract. Blake, made it pretty clear to understand the poem.

The Tyger-

This poem was more difficult to understand because there were so many questions being asked and then they were never answered.

Personal Relations

We kind of liked the poem. The Lamb. It was a lot easier to understand and it was more interesting the The Tyger was.

The Tyger was boring, even though it used more descriptive words it didn’t catch our attention.