Theme Of The Tyger By William Blake

Earth is a confusing place. One doesn’t understand it, and yet wants to know it all. He has questions that don’t seem to have answers; questions about religion, science, nature and humanity. The poet Blake documented one such question in his poem “The Tyger.” He had a desire to know about the tiger. Fascination with the animal led him to ask many questions about it, specifically about its creator. Blake wondered who made the tiger, what its origin was. He also asked where it was made, in what place was such a fierce creature designed. In what he has been taught about creation he finds a fearful contrast between the character of the creator and the creation. Looking at the questions Blake did, with what in mind the creator made the tiger, where it’s from, heaven or hell, and, chiefly, who made it, we can analyze this poem.

The first line introduces the tiger, as well as the imagery of fire, which will return several times later. The second line, “In the forest of the night” really sets the scene for the whole poem. Night is most known for its mystery, and that will be a theme throughout the whole poem, which consists of a series of 13 questions. The next two lines really declare the theme of the poem, “What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?” In his curiosity, Blake wants to know who made this fierce animal. The use of the word ‘immortal’ really seems to point to a deity of some sort, though he doesn’t reveal of what kind yet, and ‘symmetry’ is an