There were several features of Romanticism to which Blake remained true:.
Nature was a subject of great interest partly for aesthetic reasons but also due to the fact that Romantics often saw in Nature, situations and images which referred to and often questioned human existence. This can be seen through several images which Blake has evoked through "The Tyger", such as " burning bright; In the forests of the night- Also in this line there is a first reference to fire which is a constant recurring theme in the poem.
There was an emphasis upon imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth. Accepted social practices and religious beliefs were questioned and often rejected. Romantics evolved a pantheistic view of life often associated with their perception of the spiritual qualities of nature. One of the strongest features in Blake's philosophy was his belief in imagination as an active creative force. In his Songs of Experience, he constantly asks questions in relation to the creation of Man which has been taken over by the imagination. For example: "What immortal hand or eye; Could frame thy fearful symmetry?" His use of rhetorical questions has a great impact on the imagination also by the responder.
Spontaneity in thought an action bought upon great individual freedom and expression of personal experience. Many Romantic figures were discontented with their world. In order to escape modern life, Romantics had a predilection for the exotic, the remote, the folklore and legends, nature and the supernatural. From his early years, Blake experienced visions of angels and ghostly monks; he saw and conversed with the angel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary, and various historical figures. As a result of this, Blake uses a lot of visual imagery in the poem to convey his message to the people. In "The Tyger" the nobles fought back against the French Republic in the French Revolution.