Tyger Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art
Could twist the sinews' of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!
When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb² make thee?
Tyger tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
using this context what 1.
Which of the following statements best summarizes how Blake describes the tiger?
A.
B.
C.
Blake depicts the tiger as a fearsome, dangerous animal that should be avoided.
Blake describes the tiger in terms of its light and dark elements.
Blake depicts the tiger as an awe-inspiring creature made artfully with powerful
elements.
D. Blake describes the tiger as a peaceful part of nature that is unchallenged by its own
origins.
2.
How does the line "Did He who make the Lamb make thee?" (Line 20) contribute to the the
development of the poem?
A. It implies that the tiger is actually a gentle creature like the lamb's namesake, Jesus
Christ.
B.
C.
D.
It implies that God is cruel for making a dangerous tiger that can tear an innocent lamb
to pieces.
It questions the judgment of a creator that would create such vastly different animals
with such different components.
It reveals the creator's incomprehensible motivation to create both a powerful creature
like the tiger and a weak creature like the lamb.
3.
Which of the following statements best describes the author's purpose in this poem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The author aims to explore the question of existence and how things came to be as
they are.
The author aims to talk about biology and evolution by posing questions in a spiritual
way.
The author aims to reveal a gap in human knowledge regarding where life came from.
The author aims to prove that only a higher power could create such a magnificent
creature as the tiger.
A. Blake depicts the tiger as an awe-inspiring creature made artfully with powerful elements.
B. It questions the judgment of a creator that would create such vastly different animals with such different components.
A. The author aims to explore the question of existence and how things came to be as they are.