Homework Help: english poetry

Posted by tallulah on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 1:06pm.

Wiiliam Blake wrote a poem called The Tyger/Tiger.

First of all I want to know how it is spelt Tiger/Tyger?

Secondly what does sinews mean?

Lastly I what are the main themes?

Thanks

english poetry - Writeacher, Monday, October 20, 2008 at 1:10pm
He spelled it "Tyger" for some reason even though normally we spell it "tiger." Do you think he meant to make it a somewhat mythical animal, not completely as we know tigers?

http://www.answers.com/sinew

http://www.google.com/search?q=blake+tyger&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

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