Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London)
English
Grade 8
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A worksheet focusing on Blake's poems 'The Tyger' and 'London', emphasizing social issues through creative and analytical tasks.
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Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger / London)
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Grade Grade 8
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Introduction to Blake's Social Commentary
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 one poetic technique Blake uses in this excerpt and explain its effect.
[2 marks]2.
What social issue can be interpreted from Blake's question about whether the creator made both the lamb and the tyger?
[2 marks]B
Poetry Analysis: 'London'
I wander thro' 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-forg'd manacles I hear.
How the chimney-sweeper's cry
Every blackening 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.
1.
Describe Blake’s tone in this poem and how it relates to the social issues discussed.
[2 marks]2.
Identify and explain one poetic device Blake uses to evoke a sense of oppression.
[2 marks]C
Creative Writing Prompt
Write a short poem or a piece of prose that addresses a social issue relevant today (e.g., inequality, environmental harm, injustice). Use vivid imagery and poetic techniques inspired by Blake.
1.
Creative Task: Compose a poem or short prose piece that highlights a social issue. Include at least two poetic devices you've learned (e.g., metaphor, repetition, alliteration). Write 15 lines.
[10 marks]D
Comparative Analysis
Compare Blake’s presentation of good and evil in 'The Tyger' and social injustice in 'London'. Use evidence from the texts.
1.
In what ways do Blake's poems explore the coexistence of creation and destruction?
[2 marks]2.
Discuss how Blake uses imagery to comment on social issues in 'London'.
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