Category: William Blake
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Tiger Tiger, The Tyger by William Blake Essay Analysis IGCSE
Get an A* analysis of William Blake’s poem ‘The Tiger’ (‘The Tyger’) below the full text of the poem. TIGER, tiger, burning brightIn 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…
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William Blake Poetry Analysis GCSE
William Blake (1757-1827) is an early Romantic poet from the literary heritage.Largely unrecognised in his lifetime, Blake pursued his eccentric work despite massive financial hardship and misfortunes. When he died, his wife had to borrow money to pay for his funeral.Part of the reason for Blake’s outsider status was because he was so uncompromising, so…