What Does The Tyger Mean
BLAKE
Chimney Sweeper
Many little boys die from chimney sweeping, “Songs of Innocence”
The Lamb
The lamb is a common metaphor for Jesus Christ, who is also called the "The Lamb of God" in John 1:29
London
The poem reflects Blake's extreme disillusionment with the suffering he saw in London
The Garden of Love
"The Garden of Love" is written to express Blake's beliefs on the naturalness of sexuality and how organised religion, particularly the orthodox Christian church of Blake's time with their preaching and rules cause the repression of our natural desires.
The Poison Tree Shows how Blake believed that stifling anger would only cause the anger to grow
Tyger
"The Tyger" presents a duality between aesthetic beauty and primal ferocity. The speaker wonders whether the hand that created "The Lamb" also created "The Tyger”. …show more content…
When I Was One and Twenty
Different advices from an old man.
YEATS
Leda and the Swan Combining psychological realism with a mystic vision, it describes theswan's rape of Leda. It also suggests that this event leads to the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra (the latter being the daughter of Leda)
Sailing to Byzantium It uses a journey to Constantinople (Byzantium) as a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Yeats explores his thoughts and musings on how immortality, art, and the human spirit may converge. Through the use of various poetic techniques, Yeats's "Sailing to Byzantium" describes the metaphorical journey of a man pursuing his own vision of eternal life as well as his conception of paradise.
Second Coming
The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and second coming allegorically to describe the atmosphere of post-war Europe.
OWEN
Dulce et Decorum
Known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war.
ELIOT
The Love Song of J Alfred
Chimney Sweeper
Many little boys die from chimney sweeping, “Songs of Innocence”
The Lamb
The lamb is a common metaphor for Jesus Christ, who is also called the "The Lamb of God" in John 1:29
London
The poem reflects Blake's extreme disillusionment with the suffering he saw in London
The Garden of Love
"The Garden of Love" is written to express Blake's beliefs on the naturalness of sexuality and how organised religion, particularly the orthodox Christian church of Blake's time with their preaching and rules cause the repression of our natural desires.
The Poison Tree Shows how Blake believed that stifling anger would only cause the anger to grow
Tyger
"The Tyger" presents a duality between aesthetic beauty and primal ferocity. The speaker wonders whether the hand that created "The Lamb" also created "The Tyger”. …show more content…
When I Was One and Twenty
Different advices from an old man.
YEATS
Leda and the Swan Combining psychological realism with a mystic vision, it describes theswan's rape of Leda. It also suggests that this event leads to the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra (the latter being the daughter of Leda)
Sailing to Byzantium It uses a journey to Constantinople (Byzantium) as a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Yeats explores his thoughts and musings on how immortality, art, and the human spirit may converge. Through the use of various poetic techniques, Yeats's "Sailing to Byzantium" describes the metaphorical journey of a man pursuing his own vision of eternal life as well as his conception of paradise.
Second Coming
The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and second coming allegorically to describe the atmosphere of post-war Europe.
OWEN
Dulce et Decorum
Known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war.
ELIOT
The Love Song of J Alfred