Blake's diction reveals this with words such as "little."" ... Using rhyming couplets give this illusion of daintiness, perfection and bliss. Underneath the neat rhyming couplets, Blake does present the potential dangers of Paradise and the belief of separating good from evil in such a black and white manner. ... The spondee is on the words Lamb and God. ... For a poem written in iambic tetrameter and anapestic trimeter the poem does openly reveal its tone while keeping its purity with the rhyming couplets. ...

• Word Count: 1362
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The blissful, enthusiastic tone of this poem derives from the diction of words such as "sweet joy" and "pretty joy". ... Although both poems have two stanzas, the rhyme schemes are different. In "Infant Joy", Blake uses a rhyme scheme of ABCDAC for the first stanza and ABCDDC for the second. On the other hand, Blake uses a regular AABB rhyme throughout the whole poem in "Infant Sorrow". ... " (Lines 7-8) In this context, the words "spring" and "day" refer to childhood, and "winter" and "night" suggest adultho...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Major difference in the language used in the two poems is that in The Tyger Blake uses much more diverse words than in The Lamb. The simple rhymes and the regular rhythm stress the simple ideas that are implied, but "though many believe that Blake's poems are written in a simple language, no one can deny the presence of deep meaning" (Pakzadian and Moinzadeh 114 ). The language of the child is simple and is a sign for his innocence, while the variety of words used by the adult shows his experience and change of understandings of the world and God. ... In other words, as a child...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the poems, "The Tyger" and "The Lamb", William Blake uses symbolism, tone, and rhyme to express the theme that God can create good and bad creatures. ... The words 'deeps' and 'skies' could have many meanings. ... The questions these poems ask are ultimate ones, and while the answers are implied in the poem, they cannot be answers because the way people interpret the words are different for everyone. ...

• Word Count: 2028
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School