Copyright 2011 (c) Temy Tabanao

1. William Blake’s
Contrasting Pieces of
Innocence and
Experience

2. William Blake

3. William Blake
• an English poet, painter, and printmaker
• now considered a seminal figure in the history
of both the poetry and visual arts of the
Romantic Age
• produced a diverse and symbolically rich
corpus, which embraced the imagination as
"the body of God", or "Human existence itself“
• "glorious luminary“
• Born on 28th November 1757 in Soho in
London
• Established engraver

4. THE TIGER AND THE LAMB
ANALYSIS

5. TIGER, tiger, burning
bright
In the forests of the
night,
What immortal hand
or eye
Could frame thy
fearful symmetry?

6. 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?

7. And what shoulder
and what art
Could twist the sinews
of thy heart?

8. And when thy heart
began to beat,
What dread hand and
what dread feet?

9. What the hammer?
what the chain?
In what furnace was
thy brain?
What the anvil? What
dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors
clasp?

10. 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?

11. Tiger, tiger, burning
bright
In the forests of the
night,
What immortal hand
or eye
Dare frame thy
fearful symmetry?

12. Little Lamb, who made
thee?
Dost thou know who
made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid
thee feed,
By the stream and o'er
the mead;

13. Gave thee clothing of
delight,
Softest
clothing, woolly, brigh
t;
Gave thee such a
tender voice,
Making all the vales
rejoice?

14. Little Lamb, who made
thee?
Dost thou know who made
thee?

15. Little Lamb, I'll tell
thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell
thee.
He is called by thy
name,
For He calls Himself a
Lamb.

16. He is meek, and He
is mild;
He became a little
child.
I a child, and thou
a lamb,
We are called by
His name.

17. Little Lamb, God
bless thee!
Little Lamb, God
bless thee!

18. Structure
• six quatrains in rhymed couplets
• The meter is regular and rhythmic, its
hammering beat suggestive of the smithy
that is the poem's central image.
• "The Lamb" has two stanzas, each
containing five rhymed couplets. Repetition
in the first and last couplet of each stanza
makes these lines into a refrain, and helps to
give the poem its song-like quality. The
flowing l's and soft vowel sounds contribute
to this effect, and also suggest the bleating
of a lamb or the lisping character of a child's
chant.

19. THE TIGER THE LAMB
Rhyme Scheme: Rhyme Scheme:
AA BB CC DD AA AA AA BB CC DD EE
EF GG FE AA FF GG HH II JJ AA
BB
Syllables per Line:
Syllables per Line:
6, 6, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8; 7, 6, 7, 7;
6; 7, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7,7 ;
6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8
6, 6, Stressed Syllables:
Stressed Syllables: Fixed- 2
Fixed- 2 (Accentual (Accentual Meter)
Meter)

20. Literary Devices
• Alliteration
“Little Lamb”
• Assonance
“Dost thou know who”
• Repetition
“Tiger, Tiger..”

21. • Refrain
“Little lamb who made thee”, “Little
Lamb God bless thee”; “Tiger, Tiger
burning bright.. .. Fearful symmetry.”
were repeated twice, and several
times.
• Imagery
Those presented as visual arts in his
poems. i.e. stream,skies,hammer,fire
• Symbol
i.e. Lamb=peace/Tiger=violence

22. Guide Questions:
• Do you reflect as a Lamb or as a
Tiger?
• How do we become a Tiger? How do we
become a Lamb?

23. Unlocking the meaning of the
Literary piece
Two poems made significant meanings. In
comparison of both, unifying theme was
delivered to assess knowledge, wisdom and
conscience of individuals regarding of this very
broad term called Life.

24. Characteristics
Powerful Ignorant
Proud Meek
Tig Fearful Gentle La
er mb
Killer Innocent
Evil Good

25. Man
CHOICE
Good Evil

26. Theoretical underpinnings
1. Structuralism
The using of two contrasting poems with
different illustrations leads to better understanding of
the poems, the symbolisms where there were provoking
of statements and questions unanswered for such
times and the song-like quality that could be easily
remembered.

27. 2. Existentialism
Humans do have free will. It is right in our
own hands and own might as we take through the path
on what we need or what we want. As an individual, we
may feed either the tiger or the lamb, we may feed
both. But the truth is we all feed on both sides. What is
noticed is that what others think about you or what you
let them feel. It’s still up to us for we are the masters
of our own fate.
3. Moral-Philosophical
What is good and what is bad are symptoms of
our thinking. We got to realize something as we take a
step to our direction guided by our choice. We got
chances to make a move as we think of some
perspectives and experiences undergone. Accompanied
by several good or evil influences, we still stand in our
way and walk for our path.

28. THEME
We are freely given privilege to
choose which lead us to
become GOOD and/or BAD.

29. Thank you for listening!
Have a Joyous Christmas Vacation
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Tabanao, Temy U. Arana, Angelo Valentin A.