William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"

William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" reflect on the idea of the infinite, and in each case the poet asks the animal in question about its maker. "The Lamb" is a poem of innocence, and "The Tyger" a poem of experience. The very title of each creates a contrast between the innocence of the lamb and the predatory danger of the tyger.

The imagery of "The Lamb" is evocative of innocence and of God, specifically as embodied in Christ. The two stanzas compare the lamb to the maker of the lamb. In the first stanza, the poet asks the lamb about its maker and refers to all the things that maker gave the lamb--clothing of wool, a tender voice, and the environment in which the lamb lives:

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