THE TYGER by William Blake

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 sieze 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 thier tears,

Did he smile his work to see?

Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

 

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye,

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

 

I. About the Poem

"The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake published in 1794 as part of the Songs of Experience collection. Literary critic Alfred Kazin calls it "the most famous of his poems,"and The Cambridge Companion to William Blake says it is "the most anthologized poem in English." It is one of Blake's most reinterpreted and arranged works.

Works Cited （参考文献）

William.Blake, "The Tyger." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 1794. Web. 26 Apr. 2016.

II. About the Poet

William Blake was born in London on November 28, 1757, to James, a hosier, and Catherine Blake. Two of his six siblings died in infancy. From early childhood, Blake spoke of having visions—at four he saw God “put his head to the window”; around age nine, while walking dathrough the countryside, he saw a tree filled with angels. Although his parents tried to discourage him from “lying," they did observe that he was different from his peers and did not force him to attend conventional school. He learned to read and write at home. At age ten, Blake expressed a wish to become a painter, so his parents sent him to drawing school. Two years later, Blake began writing poetry. When he turned fourteen, he apprenticed with an engraver because art school proved too costly. One of Blake’s assignments as apprentice was to sketch the tombs at Westminster Abbey, exposing him to a variety of Gothic styles from which he would draw inspiration throughout his career. After his seven-year term ended, he studied briefly at the Royal Academy.

Works Cited （参考文献）
 

William,Blake.  Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 03 May 2016. <https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/william-blake>.           

 

 

III. My Reaction

 

 

A. Reaction Point - Tyger(トラ)
     
  instead of the "tiger", "tyger" and uses. Indicating the Tigers only, not over the Tigers as an extraordinary animal.

 

 

• Beast rage has been used as a symbol of the passion, and the driving force behind human energy to regard as Tiger.
• Tyger! Tyger! buring bright

 

 

B. Reaction Point - symbolism (象徴性、象徴的表現)

 

By repeatedly used the word thou (thy) , I am impressed.

•  Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
• Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

C. Reaction Point - ？(疑問文)

• It seems is often in the original question, but this is where the nuances of an exclamation.

 

• Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

• Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
  

  On what wings dare he aspire?

  
  

  What the hand dare sieze the fire?

D. My General Opinion

 

This poem is depicted on the subject "God how I created the Tiger?".I first read this poem is really magnificent I thought.

Although pointing to tigers in poetry that uses thy Word is I like.