Wednesday, March 30, 2011

William's Tiger and Lamb

"The Lamb" I love the questions in the first two lines of this poem: "Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?" I this question would cause any non-religious person to stop and think. Also I feel like through these questions, it is almost like Blake is making sure we know who to be grateful to and and what we should be grateful for. That God gave us everything, and wants us to know that. The imagery in this poem is very light and joyful, and draws very clear comparisons to Jesus Christ. Meek, mild, became as a little child. "The Tiger" I didn't clearly understand the meaning of this poem. To me it seems like Blake thinks of the Tiger as being a very powerful creature and seems to be somewhat fearful of it. I liked the way he described the tigers eyes, saying they burn with fire. Also the line that says, "What immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry?" makes me wonder if Blake is questioning God's decision to create the tiger.. ?

2 comments:

  1. Ya i completely agree Abby i think this would really make someone who doesnt believe in God stop and think about it...

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  2. or with the tiger is he meaning for it to symbolize something else like the sin we all possess because of Adam and Eves decesions .....??

    (I realy dont know if that is right!)

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