Introduction to 'The Tyger' by William Blake
I understand the poem and the context in which the poem was written.
Introduction to 'The Tyger' by William Blake
I understand the poem and the context in which the poem was written.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker, who was born in 1757 and died in 1827.
- ‘The Tyger’ consists of six verses, each with four lines; each verse has a rhyme scheme of AABB.
- The poem 'The Tyger' describes the creation of a powerful and fearsome tiger.
- The speaker questions who or what could create such a fearsome and awe-inspiring creature.
Keywords
Context - the setting or background that helps us to understand something better
Impression - initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text
Common misconception
The poem contains some examples of antiquated / archaic language.
A definition sheet could be provided to support pupils in understanding what happens in each verse.
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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the setting or background that helps us to understand something better
initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading
a period when machines and factories changed the way people lived
born near Soho, London
worked with an engraver
married Catherine Boucher