The Tyger Figurative Language Essay

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The poem “The Tyger” by William Blake is about the power of God and reveals what he can do for everyone. Through the use of literary devices, the tone became developed and refined. The literary devices used in this poem are diction, syntax, figurative language, and imagery. Stylistic elements (literary devices) play a huge role in the development of this poem’s tone. Diction is used to describe God. The author uses the word “tyger” (tiger) to make the poem appeal to a wider range of readers because many are not christian, or interpret the poem differently. Readers do not immediately catch on to the speaker’s choice of wording, which makes God seems even more powerful and authoritative. Syntax is used many times in this text. The first and last stanzas’ are the same. Also, the speaker poses comments as questions. What this does is make readers feel more involved because they start to wonder what the answer is. Figurative language is …show more content…

Because he is knowingly aware of the crime that he committed, his reasoning for covering it up is to avoid going to jail; “A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night; suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office, and they… had been deputed to search the premises” (Poe 54). The narrator already had a plan of action, just in case the cops showed up. He knows that if he can convince the officers that he is innocent of the crime that he committed, they wouldn’t arrest him. Also, the narrator’s confidence that he had convinced the officers that he was innocent caused him to feel safe with them. His motivation to keep the officers under the belief that he is innocent makes him want to keep them in the room that the evidence is stored in, that way they will not become suspicious of his actions. Internal thoughts can only be revealed through the narrator, and when he explains what he feels, only bad could come from

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