The Tyger

The Tyger is William Blake’s lyric from Songs of Experience, built around questions about the power that could create a creature of fearful beauty. The speaker imagines creation through the furnace, hammer, and anvil, linking craftsmanship with a force that inspires both wonder and fear. A question about the maker of the lamb connects the poem with Blake’s contrasting vision of innocence. Its repeated address does not produce a final explanation, leaving the relation between beauty, power, and goodness open.