... ,/And warm and glowing with mysterious fire", it suggests that the horses going back at evening finished ploughing with visible steaming breath and burning body, but beneath the words, poet also suggests the industrialized machinery such as locomotives and factories which are also "gigantic in the ... gloam" and have steam rushing out of the chimney as well as burning coals being described as "mysterious fire". Author did not use language technique to present this effect, instead, Muir used references to ... his memories and what he sees every day to demonstrate these similarities, and ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the reality of Aunt Jennifer's life and the irony behind her art. The first stanza serves to paint an optimistic, colorful picture of the tigers Aunt Jennifer sews as "Bright topaz denizens of a world of green" (2), confident and fearless, "They pace in sleek chivalric certainty" (4). Contrary to the first stanza's tone, Aunt Jennifer's contrasting melancholic life is ... if the narrator's actions are not shocking enough, he nonchalantly continues telling his horrific tale: "And I untightened next the tress/About her neck; her cheek once more/Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss" (46-...

• Word Count: 1245
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate