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Read the stanza.

In “The Tyger,” to what does the “fearful symmetry” of the tiger refer?

A. its body

B. its claws

C. its head

D. its eyes

User Szuflad
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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.
His whole body!
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Its Body is the answer. (Gradpoint)

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