... experimentation with differing perceptions. The sub-title of the collection of poems verifies this, "Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul." (William Blake: The Complete Poems, 1977:104). A poem in this collection called "The Clod and the Pebble" shows differing emotions when discussing love. The Clod which has been "Trodden" on can be seen to represent innocence. It says ... a person, for example "reason", in itself. He only criticises reason when it is in operation without its counterpart, energy. Blake emphasises the importance of contraries at the beginning of the poem, ...

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... change of understandings of the world and God. Blake's spelling of the title suggests the dangerous and unfamiliar nature of the beast. Throughout the poem Blake implies that the tiger is the embodiment of God`s power in creation. Some critics believe that "the revolution, like the animal symbolizing ... reference to the Greek mythology and more specifically the myth of Prometheus who gave the fair to the people (Moore). The images in the poem suggest the mightiness of God and his immortality. The third stanza conveys that the creator is also an artist- he creates his sculptures in ... a...

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... to his choice usage of "burning- - fire - and "bright- - obviously signifying a high degree of light. Even at this early stage of the poem, Blake is making it abundantly clear that he wishes the Tyger to take on a menacing and, fundamentally, evil fazade. The reader can ascertain this idea from ... that, perhaps, God in Heaven could actually have created this awesome and fearful creature. Referring directly to the Bible and, in particular, to Milton's Paradise Lost, Blake goes on to ask "On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire?- (7-8). In Christian mythology, it ...

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... are supposed to be wise, but their assertive wisdom prevents them from being able to see. Blake often depicts experienced man as a greybeard who has lost the use of his senses. His is often lame as well. We deny ourselves a full life in many ways and reading Blake's poems often brings ... sweep aside the bonds and restraints which suppress the individual in this world, and is looking forward to a world of satisfaction. It suggests that this paradise can be regained. The pessimistic view is more ironic and it stresses the fact that the sunflower can never attain its goal, and that man can'...

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