The Tyger Tone

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Although written by the same author, William Blake, “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” have a very different mood and tone. In “The Tyger,” a strong quote that expresses the tone in the story is “Dare its deadly terrors clasp?” This quote contrasts the very tone of “The Lamb” with its tone represented in “Making all the vales rejoice.” These two quotes heavily contrast in the way that “The Tyger” gives the tone of attacking as if the tiger was to pounce on you; meanwhile, the tone of the lamb is innocent and vulnerable, as if the author was comforting the reader. Even though these poems contrast greatly, they both have the common creator that created both of these creatures. In both poems, however, the creation of the tiger is questioned as if Blake

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