Understanding "The Tyger." Use citations. Good specificity.

The Tyger" is an extraordinary poem that lets us create our own interpretation when we read it. We cannot automatically assume that the title is just a typo as Blake has affirmed elsewhere that every word and every letter is studied and put into its right place. The title reveals that this is not an ordinary poem with an ordinary tiger. It motivates the reader to search for meaning even before he or she begins …

…an object of our faith. It all depends on our interpretation, but we do know the entire poem has meaning beginning with the title. Sierra 4 Works Cited Blake, William. "The Tyger." Literature. An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. Third Compact Ed. New York, Longman, 2003: 787. Nicol, Andrew. Development Team and Editorial Team. 1998-2003. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved April 7, 2003, from the Literature Classic Center Web site: http://www.literatureclassics.com.