Poetry Presentation Ms. Cler Am. Lit. Honors

1. Period 6 Rachel Lu, Nitisha Mehta, Maya Srinath, Radhika Gulhar

3. "Radical thinker"

4. Contemplated themes of good versus evil, heaven versus hell, etc.

5. Went against common teachings at this time, believed in equality for all

9. (Tyger! Tyger! burning bright=7 syllable

10. (Could frame thy fearful symmetry=8 syllables)

12. Why the spelling of “Tyger?”

13. Relates to Rhyme!

14. Tyger-thy

17. “Did he who made the Lamb make thee?”

18. In the Bible, the lamb is represented as pure and innocent

19. God

20. “Did he smile his work to see?”

21. “What the hammer? what the chain?”

22. God is alluded to as a blacksmith, meaning that he is the creator Tyger Symbol of evil and malevolence

23. “…burning bright In the forests of the night” Illustrates the darkness and the evil present within society “And what shoulder, & what art Could twist the sinews of thy heart?” Questions who got evil in society and in what way or creation Sinews give image of complication in one heart that involves the presence of evil Diction

24. The speaker’s tone is hopeless due to the fact that his question remains unanswered Seen in the repetition of the first stanza The rhetorical questions are unanswered The speaker is never able to achieve a sense of satisfaction in determining the source of evil in society. Tone

26. Cause audience to really question, "Did he who make the Lamb make thee?"-did he who created innocence and goodness also create evil and imperfections?

27. During this time, very controversial to question God and his creation

28. Questioning the source of evil in society, and where that evil came from