Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night; what immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry? in "the tyger" by william blake, to what does the "fearful symmetry" of the tiger refer? its head its eyes its claws its body

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Toby Greene

12 August, 01:21

Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night; what immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry? in "the tyger" by william blake, to what does the "fearful symmetry" of the tiger refer? its head its eyes its claws its body

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Jermaine Burnett · Answer 1

The "fearful symmetry" clearly refers to the entire body of the tiger. The poem is about God, and is asking whether an omnipotent being could construct such an animal. Thus, the entire animal is subject to analysis.