The Tiger as Symbol
What the Poet is Really Asking
Lines
"In what distant...thine eyes?
(lines 5-6)
"What the hammer...was thy
brain?
(lines 13-14)
"What immortal...fearful
symmetry?
(lines 23-24)
Lines 5-6: what is the distant look in your eyes? Lines 13-14: what could have created such a scary creature and how? Lines 23-24: allusion to God, how could God create something that is both beautiful and also terrifying and fearful?
