The Lamb
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life & bid thee feed.
By the stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing wooly bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice!
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Little Lamb I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb I'll tell thee!
He is called by thy name,
For he calls himself a Lamb:
He is meek & he is mild,
He became a little child:
I a child & thou a lamb,
We are called by his name.
Little Lamb God bless thee.
Little Lamb God bless thee
The Tyger - William Blake
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In 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 aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!
When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
Blake poems 'the lamb and the tyger' are contrast in nature . These poems have symbolic meaning..'the lamb is the symbol of innocence, on the other hand ,the tyger is an image of horror and strength.
the poet wonders how god made a violent , fearful tyger with the same hands which has created a mild and gentle lamb.
this is expressed in the line
'did he who made the lamb make thee'
the creator maintains equilibrium on the earth by creating a meek lamb and a wild terrible tyger.
the speaker asks rhetorically, he addresses little lamb who made thee? who gave you soft,tender voice and bright woollen cloth.?
the speaker himself answers to the questions posed at the lamb that it is made by God who is like a little child in innocence. the poet equates God with a child.The saviour crucified for the sins committed by the whole mankind like Jesus Christ.Lamb also sacrifices its life to satisfy others appetite . It is the favourite creature of Jesus.
the tyger
what immortal hand or eye'..
implies that the creator framed fearful symmetry and filled its eyes with the fire brought from the distant skies.
the image of the tyger as seen by the speaker is a powerful man-eater and killer of wrong doers.
The poet doubts whether the creator is happy or satisfied to see his wonderful creation.
"did he smile his work to see ?"
the poet wonders how god made a violent , fearful tyger with the same hands which has created a mild and gentle lamb.
this is expressed in the line
'did he who made the lamb make thee'
the creator maintains equilibrium on the earth by creating a meek lamb and a wild terrible tyger.
the speaker asks rhetorically, he addresses little lamb who made thee? who gave you soft,tender voice and bright woollen cloth.?
the speaker himself answers to the questions posed at the lamb that it is made by God who is like a little child in innocence. the poet equates God with a child.The saviour crucified for the sins committed by the whole mankind like Jesus Christ.Lamb also sacrifices its life to satisfy others appetite . It is the favourite creature of Jesus.
the tyger
what immortal hand or eye'..
implies that the creator framed fearful symmetry and filled its eyes with the fire brought from the distant skies.
the image of the tyger as seen by the speaker is a powerful man-eater and killer of wrong doers.
The poet doubts whether the creator is happy or satisfied to see his wonderful creation.
"did he smile his work to see ?"
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