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Many of Blake’s poems are highly symbolic about the human spirit. How might the tiger in this poem serve as a symbol for the human spirit?

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Symbolism is used in poems to express mystic ideas and emotions.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • In Tiger, Blake is puzzled when he first saw the tiger at night. He asks a series of questions about its fierce appearance and the creator who made it.
  • It refers to symbolic myths about human life and society. It also compares the fierce condition of the tiger to that of a human being and explains the supreme power.
  • Blake compares the lamb and the tiger. The lamb symbolizes good character, innocence and purity but the tiger symbolizes danger and fierceness.

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