Tiger Tiger burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
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Visit WebsiteAbout the Poem
"The Tiger" (also known as "The Tyger") is one of William Blake's most famous poems, first published in 1794 as part of his collection "Songs of Experience." The poem explores the nature of creation and the duality of beauty and terror embodied in the tiger.
Blake's powerful imagery and rhythmic verses celebrate the awe-inspiring majesty of the tiger while questioning the divine forces that could create such a fearsome yet beautiful creature.