by the only real freedom she will now know, the freedom of death.
4. Marriage as seen by Mrs. Mallard is a prison, holding her in and from which she wishes to be free. This is not the view taken by society, while the narrator would seem more in tune with Mrs. Mallard without saying so.
5. "veiled hints" -- hints with a dark intent
"hastened to forestall" -- quickly stopped
"all aquiver" -- shakes with anticipation
"crying his wares" -- calling out his business
"coursing blood" -- rush of blood hinting at anger
"exalted perception" -- higher point of view
"blind persistence" -- continuing in spite of all opposition
"moment of illumination" -- realization
In "The Tiger," Blake repeats most of the first stanza in the last stanza, changing one word to reflect the nature of the discourse of the poem, leading from uncertainty to knowledge about a mystical connection to the universe at large.
1. The tiger is not a real tiger but an image of animal life and embodying all the strength, power, and ability to create fear of a real tiger, while also creating in the poet a sense of wonder that such a being could exist.
2. The symmetrical nature of power and life is expressed here, fearful not because it is afraid but because it engenders fear, and its symmetry showing that there must have been some guiding hand to create this beast.
3. The "he" is the creator of the tiger, the being that shaped all things, the master craftsman being described and for whom the poet is
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