Concetti Chiave
- The poem "The Tyger" is characterized by twelve unanswered questions, highlighting the mystery and complexity of the subject.
- The poet's attitude towards the tyger and its creator is one of admiration, awe, terror, and wonder, reflecting the duality of its nature.
- The tyger is depicted as a creature that is both violent and beautiful, embodying energy, elegance, and danger.
- The tyger represents a stark contrast to the lamb, suggesting a dichotomy between innocence and experience, or good and evil.
- The rhythm of the poem is described as hammering and speedy, contributing to the intensity and power of the imagery.
The tyger's questions
In the
What
Could frame thy
In what
Burnt the
On what wings
What the hand
And what shoulder, and what art,
Could
And when the heart began to beat,
What
What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the
Dare its
When the
And
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
(1794)
Poet's attitude
- The poem “THE TYGER” are present twelve questions, which they not receive answers. The first stanza is equal at The Tyger appears powerful, cruel, beautiful, strong, mighty, terrifying, horrid, violent, dangerous and harmonithe last and the only difference is the word “could” which change in “dare”.
- For to describe the poet's attitude to both the tyger and its creator I would choose admiration, awe, terror and wonder.
Description of the tyger
- The Tyger is violent and bad, but also beautiful, full of energy, elegant.
- The Tyger is seen by the poet as the
- The rhytm is hammering and speedy.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è l'atteggiamento del poeta nei confronti del Tyger e del suo creatore?
- Quali contrasti simbolici emergono nella poesia "The Tyger"?
- Come viene descritto il ritmo della poesia?
L'atteggiamento del poeta verso il Tyger e il suo creatore è di ammirazione, timore, terrore e meraviglia.
Nella poesia, il Tyger è visto come il contrasto dell'Agnello, rappresentando la potenza e la magnificenza in opposizione all'innocenza e all'obbedienza, simboleggiando anche il contrasto tra l'innocenza dei bambini e il male degli adulti.
Il ritmo della poesia è descritto come martellante e veloce.