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    The Lamb vs. The Tiger William Blake was an English poet who lived during the 18th and 19th century. He had a strong belief in Christianity and many of his works dealt with the diety of Christ. Many of poems used some of the same imagery but had different meaning. Two examples of his work that could be compared are “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”. The titles are opposite and in reality the tiger would naturally prey on an animal such as the lamb. The pieces‚ before reading‚ present two forces

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    Good Versus Evil Frankenstein ‚ by Mary Shelley‚ is a novel that tells the story of a man’s scientific endeavors and how through his knowledge bestows life into a lifeless matter which comes to be feared and hated by all. The Tyger‚ by William Blake‚ is a poem composed of a series of questions about a tiger that depicts the issues of creation‚ innocence and experience‚ and ultimately good and evil . Both pieces of literature describe misunderstood creatures who struggle to define themselves

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    symbols William Blake uses help create a gloomy tone. There are many symbols throughout this poem. Some of the symbols he uses are the hammer‚ the chain‚ the furnace‚ and the anvil. They are all tools‚ which symbolize the creation of the tiger from the lamb. In addition‚ they could symbolize the darkness of this poem. Normally‚ when you hear of God making something‚ they are more

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    found by leopard or jackals. She discovered that one of the lamb had injured a leg. She decided to give this lamb to the farmer. Going to his house‚ she found him preparing his supper for his wife had been dead for many years. Widow : “Ato Mulugueta‚” she said. “I found the sheep where you said they where. I brought you this lamb for your reward.” Narrator 2 : Mulugueta did not hear a word‚but he saw that the lamb had an injured leg. He thought the widow Yemswitch was accusing

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    English Literature Coursework Prayer Before Birth‚ The Tyger‚ and Half-past Two are poems which explore encounters between the speaker‚ or a character‚ and a force that is greater than he is. How do the three poets develop and contemplate this experience? Prayer before Birth‚ The Tyger and Half-past Two are three poems which explore an encounter between the character and a force much greater than he is. The first‚ by Louis MacNeice‚ uses imagery of religion and innocence to present God as a higher

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    house develops its own personified characteristics from the fence "patched together from old signs" and the Lambs’ rooms "like an old stroke survivor paralysed down one side". However‚ the library is the most significant room in symbolising the author’s values and attitudes. The library‚ situated in ‘no-man’s-land’‚ is the darkest and most foreboding area of the house where Fish Lamb converses with ghosts of the ‘evil’ previous owner and an Aboriginal girl who died of self-administered poisoning

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    inside than their outside because their inside is what tells you who they really are whether their nice‚ sweet‚ mean or shy. But people this day tend to judge a book by its cover. They judge the way they look not knowing what’s inside of them. In “Lamb to Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ police officers did judge Mary Maloney because the way she look and acted-like an innocence person. That’s why police didn’t tried to accuse her killing her own husband. In the story we truly understand the significant

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    "Sea against sand; they stowed away In the hold of the ship their shining armor... Will the seamen that sailed her sighted the land Shining cliffs and coastwise hills‚" (p14‚ ln 74-83) The use of consonance here repeats the sound of the wind. Beowulf and his men are going to go save the Danes. They must cross the sea and the wind acts very favorable and leads them to the way. The "s" sound imitates the sound of a swift and light wind‚ not a treacherous gust. "Foam on her breast‚ like a bird

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    revolution is beneficial‚ and some times even necessary‚ and at the same time destructive.  In the fifth verse:  ‘When the stars threw down their spears  And water’d heaven with their tears:  Did he smile his work to see?  Did he who made the Lamb make thee?’  Blake is saying that if there were only good and no evil‚ there would be no good because there would be no comparison to what is good and what’s

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    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

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