Tyger! Tyger! burning bright in the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Questioning the creator of the tiger's beauty and power.
- In plain terms
- Who made such a fearsome beast?
- What can you take from it?
- Wonder at creation's power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can beauty and fear coexist?
- What is divine?
Another view
Beauty can coexist with terror.
More from William Blake
Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secrecy the human dress.
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