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What Does The Lamb Mean
“The Tyger” and “The lamb”
Constructed Response William Blake was an author, painter, and printmaker. He created two interesting poems. One was named “The Tyger” and the other “The Lamb”. These poems are about two animals and their creator. The tittle’s of the poems make you automatically think one is nice and one is mean. In one of the poems it is questioned if the tyger is created by God.
The poems are alike in various ways. You will notice while reading that the poems rhyme. In “The Tyger” William had a sense of rhyming when he stated “Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forest of the night;” this makes me think the tyger is in the forest waiting on its prey. In the poem “The lamb” the author stated “he is meek and he is mild, he became a little child.” This makes me think that the lamb is small like a little kid. In both poems the author is also wondering if the tyger has the same creator as the lamb because in the poem he says “did he who made the lamb make thee?” and “little lamb who made thee?”
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“The Tyger” has a more serious feel than “The Lamb”. When the author states “Burt the fire of thine eyes”, it makes the tyger sound evil. The tyger is a very vicious animal and can really take care of itself on its own. A tyger is also an animal who lives out in the wild where it is not around many people. That’s one thing that makes you think the tyger and lamb may not have the same creator, but William is still not sure. ‘The lamb’ has a less serious tone than the other poem. A lamb is a more precious animal kind of like a baby. A lamb needs some type of help to survive. The lamb lives in places near people because we use their wool for clothes and many other things. The author talks about the lamb as if it was a little child. He speaks on both animals in two different tones. He lets you know that the tyger is harmful and the lamb is a soft and

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