Contrast Between Blakes The Lamb and The Tyger
Contrasting “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” William Blake is a Romantic poet who wrote two poetry books titled Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience in 1789 and 1794, respectively. ... “The Lamb” (Songs of Innocence) and “The Tyger” (Songs of Experience) are poems that question the creator and society. The lamb is a very innocent animal. ... Blake adds the words “tender”, “meek”, and “wooly” to emphasize the gentle nature of the lamb. Blake is referring to the lamb as if it were God or Jesus Christ. The speaker in this poem is a child who wants to know if God is like a lamb when he says, “He is meek, and he is mild/ He became a little child.