“The Tyger” (Tiger) analysis worksheet:  Answer each question and find a supporting line from the poem.

1)          Where is the tiger? What are the emotional effects or associations you might have with this place?

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2)          What is the tiger made of? What impression does this give you of the tiger?

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3)          What can you infer about the maker of this creature?

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4)          What evidence is there that the author was writing a long time ago (Industrial Revolution)?

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5)          What does it say about the tiger that he is able to reduce the stars to tears?

                   What line indicates this idea (Textual Evidence)?

6)          What does the imagery suggest about the tiger?

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7)          What can you conclude may be the speaker’s attitude towards life from this poem?

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Use the following sentence stems to write a response about this poem TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY:

I think this poem may be about….

Some images I saw were………………………these images suggest………………

The setting of the poem tells me…

The poem suggests the maker of the tiger…

I think the tiger is made of……which shows……

Some characteristics of the tiger are…….

From this poem I conclude that the speaker’s attitude towards life may be………………..I say this because………..