Essays on The Tyger

Poetry, I believe, is another language in literature. Poets are allowed to express their feelings artistically and, words are authentic. William Blake is an exceptional example of what a great poet is. He has a unique poetic writing style that makes a reader think. Blake used what he had seen and experienced to develop great...

Blake introduces The Songs of Innocence and Experience to readers with the idea of two antithetical elements of the human soul. The Lamb is a figurative term used for the innocence in a child and the Tyger symbolises adult experience, both reflecting the ideas of the romantic period. The Tyger is interpreted as evil and...

William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience is seen as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement. The collection was published in the late 1700s as the society around him was deeply disturbed by important sociopolitical changes, including the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. The collection of poetry stands out in the...