Tyger

Question 1

Message

Answer 1

Questions God’s benevolence. How can God make animals simply just to be prey and possibly i wider commentary on the divide between rich and poor.

Question 2

Language features

Answer 2

• metaphors
• Vivid imagery
• rhetorical questions

Question 3

Metaphors

Answer 3

used to articulate his difficult ideas to the general public

’ Tyger,Tyger burning bright’ - Use of tigers to represent god because tigers are the ‘Kings’ of the jungle
-“ burnt the fire in thine eyes” fire represents malevolence and evil

Question 4

Vivid imagery

Answer 4

To show the reader the cruelty of God for making good and evil/ prey and predators co exist

• ## ‘Tyger , Tyger burning bright’ light is often linked to religious imagery and God and ‘Goodliness’

Question 5

‘Did he who made the Lamb make thee?’

Answer 5

questions how the same God could make both the strong fearsome tiger and a weak, defenseless lamb

rhetorical question. critical tone

Question 6

Structure

Answer 6

• iconoclastic
• regular 4 line stanzas
• critical tone
• rhyming

Question 7

4 line stanza

Answer 7

written like a hymn whilst questioning god. ironic.

Question 8

Iconoclastic

Answer 8

Questioning/attacking god

Question 9

questions

Answer 9

Critical tone of poem

Question 10

‘immortal hand or eye’

Answer 10

God

Question 11

Themes

Answer 11

• God
• good vs evil

Question 12

alliteration

Answer 12

“burning bright”

Question 13

assonance

Answer 13

” dare its deadly” emphasises its danger but its so beautiful he cant help but look closer