Essay Archive - The Tyger By William Blake
The Tyger
“A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.”
William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
William Blake, it seems, believes that things can be perceived in different ways. While one person may see a particular image, another may view something in quite another way. Perhaps Blake used both visual representation and poetic imagery to challenge the human mind. Was he conscious that his artistic plates, in some instances at least, carried quite different meanings than his words?
In his poem “Tyger,” the visual image differs grea....
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