Presented by Alice, Erima, Naufa, and Nurani. English Department. University of 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang. For academic purpose only.

1. THE
TYGER
WILLIAM
BLAKE
ALICE | ERIMA | NURANI | NAUFA
11/04
A Poetry Analysis

2. 02
Poetry: The Tyger
Short Summary
Analysis of Each Stanzas
CONTENT
OUTLINE
Figurative Language and Sound Devices

3. THE TYGER
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
03
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!
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?
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
by William Blake

4. THE
'TYGER'
"I must create a system or be enslaved by
another man’s." William Blake (1757-1827)
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The 'Tyger' is a symbolic tiger which represents
the fierce force in the human soul. It is a created
by who has a supreme imagination. The anvil,
chain, hammer, furnace, and fire are artist's tools
of creation, the artist who represents the creator.
Many of his poems (perhaps The Tyger is also
included) express his opposition to the English
monarchy, and to 18th-century political and social
tyranny in general.

5. 05
Stanza 1
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Stanza 6
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

6. S T A N Z A 1 & 6
S O U N D
D E V I C E S
L I T E R A R Y
D E V I C E S
Assonance
"...bright, ...night;" (line 1 and 2)
"...eye,...thy...symmetry..." (line 3 and 4)
Apostrophe
"Tyger Tyger,..." (line 1)
Alliteration
"...burning bright..." (line 1)
"...frame thy fearful..." (line 4)
End Rhyme
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Symbolism
"Tyger Tyger,..." (line 1)
Represents the tiger-like
energy for fighting against
the evil society and the
monarchy.
The first and sixth stanzas are alike except
for the shift from "could frame" to "dare
frame", frame the poem.

7. 07
Stanza 2
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
Stanza 3
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

8. S T A N Z A 2 & 3
S O U N D
D E V I C E S
L I T E R A R Y
D E V I C E S
Assonance
"...skies. ...eyes?" (line 5 and 6)
"...aspire? ...fire?" (line 7 and 8)
Repetition
"What shoulder,... what art," (line 9)
Alliteration
"...distance deeps..." (line 5)
"...the hand, ...the fire?" (line 6)
End Rhyme
aabb
Hyperbole
"Burnt the fire of thine eyes?" (line 6)
"Could twist the sinews of the heart?" (line 10)

9. 09
Stanza 3
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
Stanza 4
What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

10. S T A N Z A 3 & 4
S O U N D
D E V I C E S
L I T E R A R Y
D E V I C E S
Assonance
"...chain, ...brain?" (line 13 and 14)
"...grasp, ...clasp!" (line 15 and 16)
Repetition
"What...what..." (line 13 to 15)
"...dread hand...dread feet?" (line 12)
Alliteration
"..began to beat..." (line 11)
"...dare its deadly..." (line 16)
End Rhyme
aabb
Hyperbole
"In what furnace was thy brain?" (line 14)
Personification
"And when thy heart began to beat?" (line 11)
"Dare its deadly terrors clasp!" (line 16)

11. Stanza 5
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?
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12. S T A N Z A 5
S O U N D
D E V I C E S
L I T E R A R Y
D E V I C E S
Assonance
"...spears ...tears;" (line 17 and 18)
"...see, ...thee?" (line 19 and 20)
Repetition
"Did...Did..." (line 19 and 20)
"...their spears...their tears;" (line 17 and 18)
Alliteration
"..threw down their..." (line 17)
"...made ...make..." (line 20)
End Rhyme
aabb
Symbolism
"...the Lamb..." (line 20)
"When the stars threw down their spears, (line 17)
And watered heaven with their tears" (line 18)