Error Correction in Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger & London)
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Year 9
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An error correction worksheet focusing on Blake's 'The Tyger' and 'London' for Year 9 students, aimed at improving analysis and understanding of poetic techniques.
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Error Correction in Pre-1914 Poetry: Blake (Tyger & London)
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Extracts from William Blake's '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?
And London! think upon that city,
Where every face displays its pity,
Where children cry and soldiers march,
Through streets alive with noise and arch,
Thames flows silent, yet beneath,
Lies pain, fear, and endless grief,
The chimney's smoke, the beggar’s cry,
The hollow glance of a child's eye,
Mark the city’s endless plight.
In every cry, in every sigh,
A mother's pain, a baby's cry,
Blake's stern voice calls us to see,
The suffering of London's spree.
1.
Identify one poetic device used in the first stanza of 'The Tyger' and explain its effect.
[2 marks]2.
Correct the error in the line: 'Could frame thy fearful symmetry?' and explain your correction.
[2 marks]3.
In the extract from 'London', there is an inconsistency in the punctuation. Identify and correct it.
[2 marks]4.
What poetic technique is exemplified by the phrase 'Every face displays its pity' in the London extract?
[2 marks]5.
Rewrite the line 'And water'd heaven with their tears' to correct the grammatical error.
[2 marks]6.
Explain the significance of the alliteration in the phrase 'sinews of thy heart'.
[2 marks]7.
Identify and correct the grammatical error in the line: 'What dread hand? & what dread feet?'
[2 marks]8.
Choose the best answer: What does Blake suggest about the creator of the Tyger?
a) It is a benevolent deity
b) It is a mysterious, possibly dual natured force
c) It is a human craftsman
d) It does not exist
[1 mark]Aa) It is a benevolent deity
Bb) It is a mysterious, possibly dual natured force
Cc) It is a human craftsman
Dd) It does not exist
9.
Analyse how Blake's use of contrast in 'Lamb' and 'Tyger' reflects his views on creation.
10.
Write a brief paragraph analysing the theme of suffering in the 'London' extract, supporting your ideas with quotes.
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