The Tyger - William Blake

1. Explain how the persona is awed by the tyger

• "Tiger! Tiger! burning bright, / In the forests of the night"
• The tyger is so powerful it glows 
• Emits an aura of power

• "What immortal hand or eye, / could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
• A god or a similarity powerful entity created the tyger
• "fearful symmetry" means deadly but beautiful
• like a real-life tiger

• "In what distant deeps or skies?"
• "deeps" refer to hell
• "skies" refers to heaven
• The tyger originates from s supernatural place

• "Burnt the fire of thine eyes?"
• The tyger has some form of great power that can be seen in its eyes

• "What the hand seize the fire?"
• "seize" means use
• "fire" refers to a source of power
• The tyger is forged from a dangerous source of power
• Also, the imagery is used as an analogy to a furnace

• "And what shoulder, and what art? / Could twist the sinews of thy heart?"
• "shoulder" means strength
• "art" means skill
• The tyger is an intricate and beautifully creation
• The creator of the tyger is immensely powerful