How Does William Blake's Use Of Imagery?

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“I am the ghost in the shadows/I am the fear of the dark/I am the murderer of apathy/ an angel that's fallen” (Crown the Empire, 1-4) even though these song lyrics may seem a bit strange, it provides greater imagery of something luring in the dark with unknown intentions. In William Blake’s poem, “The Tyger” uses powerful imagery to describe the tiger. The poem states that tiger is a powerful and fearful creature through the use of imagery, symbolism, and theme.
One reason why the tiger is a powerful creature because of the way the poet uses imagery to describe it. Blake states, “Tyger! Tyger! burning bright/ In the forests of the night” (1-2) to describe the tiger fur. However, Blake compare the tiger’s fur to fire. Fire is known as a powerful element that can be easily controlled; however, fire is also the most dangerous and can cause lots of chaos. From this Blake implies that tiger is creature that is powerful and cause an unknown amount of destruction. The tiger is also describe as a fear creature. Blake states, “What immortal hand or eye/ Could frame thy fearful symmetry,” (3-4) to suggest who can a creature that is feared by many. The quote also states that no mortal could have created a creature so
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Blake uses the lines “What the hammer? what the chain?/ In what furnace was thy brain?/ What the anvil? what dread grasp/ Dare its deadly terrors clasp?” to symbolize the creator of the tiger is creating an armor or a weapon or even possibly both. But why would the creator need to make weapon that is also well protected? Apparently the creator was at war with some group. The lines, “When the stars threw down their spears/ And watered heaven with their tears” (Blake, lines 17-18) symbolize that the group attacked the tiger; however, surrendered later after the battle had begun. These six line of the poem allows use to see how powerful the tiger really

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