The Tyger - William Blake

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright

In the forests of the night,
Revision Work
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Answer the following question. You should spend 30 minutes on
In what distant deeps or skies writing your answer.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire? How does the poet present attitudes towards the tiger?
What the hand, dare sieze the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart? [28 marks]
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet? Once this is completed, you should write a one paragraph review
What the hammer? what the chain? of your work in red pen– why should it get a top grade? What
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
have you included to ensure it does?
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
Extension Task
In the next lesson, you will be completing your End
At last –
of Unit assessment. Today, you are going to create a Here’s the plain-En
glish guide to unse
en poetry!

mini guide to unseen poetry. In it you should include:

 The best tips you have picked up over the last five Unseen Poetry
weeks
 What you should do in an exam situation when
your mind goes blank
 What the paper looks like Write high quality
answers that get you
the top marks.

 Marks, timings, amount you need to write

 Key terminology
 What is needed in a top grade answer