Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London)
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GCSE
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A worksheet focusing on analysis and annotation of William Blake's poems 'The Tyger' and 'London' for GCSE students.
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Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London)
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Introduction and Extracts
The Tyger
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
London
I wander through each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forged manacles I hear:
How the chimney-sweeper's cry
Every black'ning church appalls,
And the hapless soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down palace walls.
But most, through midnight streets I hear
How the youthful harlot's curse
Blasts the new-born infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
The poems are in public domain and represent substantial extracts for analysis.
1.
Identify one poetic technique Blake uses in 'The Tyger' and explain its effect.
[2 marks]2.
What is the main theme conveyed in Blake's 'London'?
[2 marks]3.
Describe the structure of 'The Tyger' and how it supports the poem’s meaning.
[3 marks]4.
Identify and explain the use of imagery in the line: 'Burning bright / In the forests of the night'.
[3 marks]5.
How does Blake use the question format in 'The Tyger', and what effect does it have?
[2 marks]6.
Compare the tone of 'London' with that of 'The Tyger'. What mood does each poem create?
[3 marks]7.
Identify a metaphor used in 'London' and discuss its significance.
[3 marks]8.
Based on the extracts, what message do both poems convey about human existence?
[3 marks]B
Analysis & Annotation
Choose one poem ('The Tyger' or 'London') and annotate a stanza, identifying literary devices such as imagery, metre, rhyme scheme, and structural features. Explain their effects on the reader's understanding.
1.
Annotate the chosen stanza, highlighting at least three literary devices used by Blake.
2.
Write a brief analysis (150-200 words) on how Blake's use of structure enhances the themes in your selected poem.
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- 12/31/2025
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