was a Romantic poet.
Based upon this, his poetry tended to revolve around the importance nature and
imagination.
One could argue that, in the poem, Blake questioned nature and
its role in the world. For the Romantics, nature was very important. Theof nature was used to
allow readers to also question life and the things around them.
In
"," Blake (as the writer) questions
thecreation
of the tiger based solely upon the fact that he finds it hardto believe that the same hand
(God's hand) created the lamb.
Given that, one can only
assume that Blake is the speaker in the poem based upon the fact that he wrote the poem. The
poem contains open-ended questions which force the reader to consider the answers.
Unfortunately, for the reader, the questions are unanswerable. Therefore, given that Blake is
wanting the reader to consider the creation of the "tyger," one could easily assume
that Blake, himself, is the speaker.
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