The Tyger

artistic abilities are unmistakable in his various works of literature. Blake is a nineteenth century poet from the Romantic Era who is known to be an influential poet and philosopher. For instance, Blake’s unique, visionary mind is evident in “The Tyger,” a popular poem that I shall be examining and deciphering. Firstly, the creation of William Blake’s humble life began November 28, 1757, in London, England. He was born to James and Catharine Blake. Since the beginning of his childhood,…

worry about anything because we are protected. Freedom means to me that I can live my life the way I want to live it and I can do this because of the veterans who fight everyday and night for us just so we can be able to make our own choices. Frank Tyger states that “Doing what you like is freedom.” Making my own decisions to me is freedom and that can include the college I go to and what major I choose and also who becomes president and it all comes back to our veterans. Veterans risk their…

Throughout five semesters of Leadership Byrnes, I have done quite a lot of community service. From volunteering at Ashlan Village, The Carpenter’s Table, Middle Tyger, Duncan Elementary, Reidville Elementary, and many others, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve seen a lot. The feeling you get after doing any type of community service is something you can explain, but you cannot truly understand how it makes you feel until you have done it. I believe the most meaningful community service that I have done…

the possession is Infinite & himself Infinite” (Blake 3). Because humans have an infinite amount of desire, it is the immortal part of us all that we should all treasure and put to good use. In his poem “The Tyger,” his feelings regarding desire continue to shine through. He writes, “Tyger Tyger, burning bright, / In the forests of the night; / What immortal hand or eye, / Could frame thy fearful symmetry” (Blake 1-4). Blake was a strong believer in expressing desire and never trying to repress…

What are the Difficulties of settling in Charles Town? Charles Town was founded in 1670 in South Carolina.Charles Town was a battleground with multiple countries trying to settle there including native americans.Charles town is known as charleston today is well known for their many tourist attractions and filled with many people. Unfortunately there were many difficulties to settling in Charles Town.Charlestown was difficult to settle because of geography, resources and diseases.…

Flights of fancy is an unrealistic idea or fantastic notion, or a pipe dream. The idiom uses “flight” in the sense of “a soaring of the imagination”. In the unit Flights of Fancy, the stories are “Tyger,” “Lamb,” “Tintern Abbey, “Westminster Bridge,” “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” “Childe Harold,” “West Wind,” “La Belle Dam Sans Merci,” and Frankenstein. “Tintern Abbey”, “Westminster Bridge”, and “West Wind” all of have something in common; nature influences how the narrator feels in the poem.…

Who hasn’t seen a post on Facebook a friend has posted blasting their company for some perceived slight? Or the posts that try and shame their coworker into working harder and doing their ‘fair share’? Social media has become an outlet for employees to vent after a long day at work. Due to this, more companies are turning to monitoring their employee’s social media sites. This is done both to look at what current employees are saying and to check on applicants to see if they are too good to be…

The Romantic era originated in Europe during the late 18th to the mid-19th centuries. This movement regraded the enlightenment of artistic, literary, musical, cultural and intellectual achievements. This era provoked the ideals of freedom to express imagination, emotion and rebellion which was extremely influential in shaping modern views. Literature during the Romantic era contained variety in terms of content, themes, and style. Interestingly enough, Romanticism was…

whose first demonstration is to take a seat and cry. The fourth stanza breaks the strict AABB rhyme design, with "shade" and "head" just scarcely rhyming while "Fly" and "Riddle" just rhyme if read comparatively to "eye" and "Symmetry" from "The Tyger." This disunity centers the peruser on the "Puzzle," which is the main promoted thing to be rehashed in the sonnet, here even in the same stanza. This Riddle most likely refers to the "secret religion"…

“To His Coy Mistress,” is a poem about a man telling a woman that he desires her and that they don’t have much time to be together so they should love each other while they have a chance. The message of this poem is rather straight forward. The speaker used beautiful words to spell out that he wishes to sleep with the shy mistress and that they should seize the day because time never stops and no matter what they do time will continue to pass. The poem’s rhythm of alternating unstressed and…