William Blake - The Tyger

[jamie15]

So, for those of you who know me personally, it will come as no surprise when I tell you that I tend to hate poetry. (... Alright, maybe hate is a word that's too strong in this context, but I really dislike it.) This is because I find it obscure and the way you should read it just doesn't match up with the way I like to read: which is turning

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[sally_maria]

The Tyger has been one of my favourite Blake poems for a long time, so I'm glad you like it too. As someone who is also usually much more interested in finding out what happens than the style, I've found I do like a number of poems, but don't really miss them if I don't read them for years, whereas stories lock onto me much harder.

[jamie15]

:D I know exactly what you mean - with stories you'll go back and read your favourite bits over and over again ... that doesn't happen so much with poetry, at least not for me. But I really like this!

Actually, there's this modern version of it, which I found really interesting but didn't include in this post because it was getting too long xD! You can have a look here, if you like: http://www.ecology.info/tiger-tiger.htm

It's entitled: "Tiger Tiger Fading Fast" - rather pretty, but also sad ...