I chose “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” written by William Blake
because I liked both of the poems the most. A similarity that I saw between
both of the poems is that both of the titles have an animal in it. That was the
first thing I noticed about them. Another thing that I noticed about them is
the rhyme scheme and the way both of the poems start out with questions, like
who created them? “The Tyger” creates a darker image compared to “The Lamb” which
seemed completely harmless and the exact opposite of the tiger. Both poems are
asking a question, who created thee? Who created such an intimidating/ powerful
animal and who created such a gentle animal? They both purpose one common
question, if the creator who made the lamb, also created the tiger as well. The
diction is similar in both of the poems and both of them are easy to read and simple.
I enjoyed reading both of the poems and how they compared to each other.
Hey Amanda, although I did not pick these two poems, I really did enjoy both of them. I loved the contrast between the Tyger and the Lamb as it represents the age-old struggle to understand the nature of humanity. Inside all of us, we can find a glimpse of the lamb and the tiger, sweet, kind, innocent by true nature. However, ruffle the feathers and out comes the tiger with its fierce, cunning, and mysterious ways. As you pointed out, the lamb represents all that is good and the Tiger represents the cunning fierce side of humanity. As you pointed out, who created thee seems to be the question proposed. I feel it is in our nature as humans to try an offer an explanation as to the meaning of things. Yin-Yang, the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work offers this answer; one simply cannot live without the other. Each is a part of the other.
ReplyDeleteI also chose both of these poems for my post. I loved the contrast between both poems. In “The Tyger” a darker mood exists which contradicts entirely the calmness and sense of innocence that exists in “The Lamb”. The fact that a child was the one asking the question in “The Lamb”, also adds to the innocence of the poem. The tiger and the lamb are complete opposites, the tiger is ferocious and evil, yet the lamb is innocent and defenseless. Both poems question the morals of the creator of both animals. How could one person create a tiger and a lamb, two animals who are complete opposites? Great post.
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