Dickinson often drew on the Bible, classical mythology, and Shakespeare for allusions and references. ... For example, when I read her novel Sula, I had a hard time keeping all the characters straight, especially since it jumped from one time period to the next. ...
However, children`s innocence, adulthood`s corruption and nature`s beauty are also themes, the poets from the Romantic period are interested in. ... In the second stanza of The Tyger we can find a reference to the Greek mythology and more specifically the myth of Prometheus who gave the fair to the people (Moore). ...