Many comparisons can be made between ‘The Tyger’ and ‘The Lamb’
THE TYGER
Poem begins by questioning who could have made such a fearsome creature.
The poet wonders how the creator of the tiger could be brave enough to continue the job.
The poet compares the creator to a blacksmith.
The poet wonders how the same creator of the tiger could make the lamb.
Six quatrains in rhymed couplets
The meter is regular and rhythmic- symbolising the striking of the hammer
The poet questions whether the tiger is made in its creator’s image (are humans made in God’s image?)
How can there something so beautiful be so evil?
Theme of fire which is beautiful but destructive.
The poem is related to ‘The Lamb’ poem and the lamb is referenced in this poem.
Harsh vowels represent the striking of the hammer and fierceness of the tiger.
Religious poem
THE LAMB
How has the lamb come to be?
Two stanzas with five rhyming couplets.
Soft vowels represent soft and gentle lamb.
Lamb symbolises Jesus
‘Little Lamb’ repetition
Written in an interrogative form- lots of questions (information seeking and rhetorical questions)
Religious poem
Poem is ended by child blessing the lamb
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