The Tyger
“Tyger’s” Attack
“What the hand dare seize the fire?” (Line 8) is a memorable quote in the poem “The Tyger”, by William Blake, that shows that the tiger’s aggressive nature must have been at mind when the author was describing the savage tiger. This poem showcases the tigers shear force and power as making it apparent that the tiger is a perfect weapon. It also shows that tigers are so fierce that they prey on the helpless, such as lambs. Deeper analysis of the poem reveals that the true meaning of “The Tyger” is just a microcosm of the world’s problems and situations which is exemplified by using the tiger as a symbol.
Tigers are ruthless killers, they attack whenever they want. The poet tries to make the tiger seem like a creature that has arisen from the depths of hell. It was hinted that the author wonders “In what distant deeps” (line 5) this ferocious beast must have come from due to its relentless, soulless personality that this tiger uses to kill. This shows that the tiger has the ability to whatever it wishes; this reminds the reader of the higher powered country having the ability to do whatever it so wishes to do, and every other country of lower power having to crumble under its sheer force. The tiger itself is not a mental lapsed creature, it is highly intelligent, and that’s another thing that makes it intimidating to other creatures that know it’s being stalked by this killer of the jungle. The tigers mind must have come from a place of sheer evil, “In what furnace was thy brain?” (line14) makes the reader think that the tiger must have a brain from a place where others burn (thus the furnace symbolizing burning and destruction). The thoughts of the tiger must be dark and destructive for it to be able to make such sinister plans, this is a direct translation into a common world problem, the corrupt government is the brain the poet was telling the reader about and the
“What the hand dare seize the fire?” (Line 8) is a memorable quote in the poem “The Tyger”, by William Blake, that shows that the tiger’s aggressive nature must have been at mind when the author was describing the savage tiger. This poem showcases the tigers shear force and power as making it apparent that the tiger is a perfect weapon. It also shows that tigers are so fierce that they prey on the helpless, such as lambs. Deeper analysis of the poem reveals that the true meaning of “The Tyger” is just a microcosm of the world’s problems and situations which is exemplified by using the tiger as a symbol.
Tigers are ruthless killers, they attack whenever they want. The poet tries to make the tiger seem like a creature that has arisen from the depths of hell. It was hinted that the author wonders “In what distant deeps” (line 5) this ferocious beast must have come from due to its relentless, soulless personality that this tiger uses to kill. This shows that the tiger has the ability to whatever it wishes; this reminds the reader of the higher powered country having the ability to do whatever it so wishes to do, and every other country of lower power having to crumble under its sheer force. The tiger itself is not a mental lapsed creature, it is highly intelligent, and that’s another thing that makes it intimidating to other creatures that know it’s being stalked by this killer of the jungle. The tigers mind must have come from a place of sheer evil, “In what furnace was thy brain?” (line14) makes the reader think that the tiger must have a brain from a place where others burn (thus the furnace symbolizing burning and destruction). The thoughts of the tiger must be dark and destructive for it to be able to make such sinister plans, this is a direct translation into a common world problem, the corrupt government is the brain the poet was telling the reader about and the