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Empowering Tone In William Blake's The Tyger

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The Tyger By using literary devices and an empowering tone, “The Tyger” by William Blake reveals that people must have the determination to fight back against an almighty force. The poem is attempting to empower the people to fight back. Devices such as diction, syntax, figurative language, and imagery add to the tone. Diction and syntax are used to set the tone immediately and add description. Diction is the word choice the author uses. Words such as “dare seize” and “deadly terrors” are used to give the tiger a fearful image. But the author uses other words such as “dare he aspire?” and “seize the fire?” . Syntax is used to get straight to the point and add tone. “Tyger Tyger, burning bright” (Blake 1) is an example of

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