. The reader is caught up immediately and follows the story from beginning to end, short as it may be. It has a catching theme, and is eloquent in its use of language, although the ending is depressing. Blake may have been going through a period of depression when he wrote this poem, his life was full of hardship and he was not a rich man at the time this poem was written. Line 7 and 8 talk about love being destroyed. Its possible Blake was going through difficulties in his love life and it reflected in this poem. “The Tyger “, ““The Lamb “”, and the rose all have one thign in common. Blake used all of these poems to show his true feelings of his life and his beliefs. ““The Lamb “” was a clear way of showing his love for life and how he thought he knew god inside out. Blake felt he could separate himself from the common man with his usage of language in his poetry. In ““The Lamb “” he tells “The Lamb “ himself who created it, as if he has the divine knowledge and control over such power. ““The Tyger “ “he begins to show the power of god, by describing the fierce power of the tiger in how every detail was carved out and how dangerous it must be.(l.17) He also asks the tiger itself if the same being that created “The Lamb “ created “The Tyger “. (l.16) “The Tyger “ “in this poem is the combination of energy, strength, lust, and cruelty, and the tragic question of mankind is summarized in the final question, "Did he who made ““The Lamb “” make thee?" In the sick rose, Blake tells a small tale of a rose being killed by a tiny worm. It is quick, short, and succint. He may have been going through some emotional difficulty, as the last lines of the poem talk about love being destroyed. His use of metaphors are brilliant in such a short poem, and i...
