The Tyger Figurative Language

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In “The Tyger” by William Blake, the speaker conveys a tone of admiration and fear which is passed on the the audience through his use of timorous diction, vivid imagery, formal syntax, and recurring figurative language.
Some examples of diction portraying a tone of astonishment include “thy fearful symmetry” in line 4, showing that the subject is so utterly amazing that it’s something to fear, “burnt the fire of thine eyes” in line 6, “the sinews of thy heart” in line 10, “in what furnace was thy brain?” in line 14, “did he who make the Lamb make thee?” in line 20, and “burning bright/ in the forests of the night” in lines 21-22. These uses of diction all help show the speaker’s admiration and respect for the subject through words showing fear and comparisons of the maker of this concept to the maker of Jesus. …show more content…
These examples contribute to the tone by “showing” the audience these astonishing events they almost can’t even imagine.
A few examples of syntax assisting to portray this tone consist of “On what wings dare he aspire” in line 7, “What dread hand? & What dread feet?” in line 12, and “did he smile, his work to see?” in line 19. These show the tone by setting a formal style the speaker takes with this subject- he’s serious.
Samples of figurative language in the text, such as “Tyger, Tyger, burning bright” in line 1, the ongoing metaphor between the “creator” and a blacksmith, and “when the stars threw down their spears/ and water’d heaven with their tears” in lines 17 and 18 all convey the tone of utter awe and amazement with the stars throwing spears and crying as well as the concept of the subject burning brightly. The speaker and the audience alike are left in disbelief and
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