Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London) - Grammar Exercises
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A worksheet focusing on grammar and literary techniques within Blake's 'The Tyger' and 'London' poems for GCSE students.
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Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London) - Grammar Exercises
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Understanding Blake's Poetry: 'The Tyger' and 'London'
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?
1.
Identify the poetic device used in the repeated phrase 'Tyger! Tyger! burning bright'.
[2 marks]2.
What is the effect of using questions repeatedly throughout the poem?
[2 marks]3.
Identify the grammatical feature in the line 'What the hammer? what the chain?'.
[2 marks]4.
Explain the significance of the line 'Did He who made the Lamb make thee?'.
[4 marks]5.
Identify and analyse the use of alliteration in the poem.
[3 marks]6.
What is the effect of the rhetorical questions in the poem?
[2 marks]7.
Identify a line that uses a metaphor in the poem and explain its effect.
[3 marks]8.
Analyze the grammatical structure of the line 'In what furnace was thy brain?'.
[4 marks]9.
Identify the poetic technique in the phrase 'And water'd heaven with their tears'.
[2 marks]10.
Write a short paragraph explaining how Blake's use of rhetorical questions enhances the theme of the poem.
[4 marks]B
Creative Writing Prompt
Using the themes and style of Blake's 'The Tyger', create a short poem of your own. Focus on using poetic devices such as repetition, metaphor, or questions.
1.
Checklist for your poem:
0Aa) Use repetition to emphasise key themes
Bb) Include a metaphor to create vivid imagery
Cc) Pose rhetorical questions to engage the reader
Dd) All of the above
2.
Ensure your poem incorporates at least two poetic devices discussed earlier. Outline them below:
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