The Tyger and the Lamb Comparison

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A Comparison Between The Tyger and The Lamb In this essay I will be comparing two of William Blake’s poems, The Tyger and The Lamb. The Lamb was written in 1789 and published in the anthology Song of Innocence. The Tyger was written in 1974 and published in the anthology Songs of Experience. The First title The Lamb suggests a calm, peaceful poem. The Second title The Tyger suggests more of a violent poem. The titles are similar because they are both talking about animals. Conversely, the titles are also different because the two animals contrast. One is harmless, and the other is dangerous. The Lamb is about someone apostrophising the lamb, and talking to it about how God made it. The lamb is described as a creation that makes everyone happy. In the poem Blake compares God to a boy. A prominent theme is the poem could be the theme of faith (Christian faith and it’s teachings.) In contrast, The Tyger is about Blake talking to and questioning God. Blake asks God, that if he can make a creature as wonderful as a lamb, why would he make a creature like a Tiger. In the poem Blake compares God to a blacksmith. A prominent theme in the poem is question (questioning God’s creation.) The content of both poems are similar. Both poems talk about God’s creations. For example, in the poem The Lamb Blake writes, “Little Lamb who made thee, Dost thou know who made thee.” Also, in the poem The Tyger Blake writes, “Did he who made the Lamb make thee?” In these statements, Blake is asking God that if he could make such a wonderful creature like a lamb, then why would he (God) make a vicious creature like a tiger. In both poems Blake uses great imagery. For example, in stanza one in the poem The Lamb Blake writes, “Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing wooly bright.” In stanza five in the poem The Tyger Blake writes, “When the stars threw down their spears and

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