Tiger and Lamb
We often see many authors that write different poems with similar themes. Believing in something very strongly and passionately, these authors tend reflect this nature in their work. They reflect personal experience, either theirs or others'. In the poems The Lamb and The Tiger, by William Blake, the poet discusses similar themes in both poems. The main question Blake is asking in these two wonderfully written poems, is how can the same God create a vicious and evil tiger and an innocent lamb at the same time.In the poem The Lamb, Blake discusses various points questioning creation and religion. He describes the lamb as an object of innocence and purity. We clearly see this in line 5 of the poem The Lamb, "Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice" (line 5). Blake develops a sophisticated and personal mythology that is the bases of almost all of his ideas in his poems. The creator of the lamb refers to Himself as the lamb as well. With this, Blake brings religious meaning into the poem because in the New Testament, Jesus of Nazareth is referred as God's Lamb. The fact that there is biblical discourse in this poem makes it inspiring and full of hope. We
According to their themes, both poems contain many similarities. The Tiger was taken from a collection of poems by Blake called The Songs of Experience. These poems focus on evil and the importance of understanding the evil. In The Songs of Innocence, the focus is more on innocence and childhood. Blake suggests that by reliving our childhood experiences in our imagination, we can achieve self- awareness and self-alertness. Therefore, one existing similarity between the two poems is that they both have to do with the loss of innocence. Many of Blakes' poems from each set are companion pieces to each other. The Lamb is a symbol of innocence, corresponding to The Tiger as the symbol of experience. There are other themes that come out from this poem. Blake describes the lamb as a symbol of childhood innocence as well. Just like innocent children, lambs tend to be naive and innocent. They are gentle and loving. The poem was written as if it was a children's poem. It uses simple vocabulary and simple words. The poem also uses soft alliteration, like "little Lamb", giving it a much softer feel. The Tiger by William Blake describes the tiger as being a symbol of evil and malevolence. We can see this when Blake says "What an anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp?" He emphasizes the ev
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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