Discerning Sounds and Senses in William Blake’s Poem “The Tiger”

Abstract

Poetry, a popular genre of literature, retains an artistic arrangement of sounds and senses which create particular feelings, emotions and moods in the readers. The major objective of this article is to familiarize the readers with the sound devices exploited in the poem entitled “The Tyger” composed by William Blake. Presentation, illustration and explanation of lexis and poetic lines that hint at the sound devices are executed as a method for discerning the sound devices that contribute to the senses in the poem. This article is considered to be useful to the college students who are interested in studying English poetry. It is concluded that better understanding of the sound devices leads the readers to the better understanding of sounds contributing to the meanings or senses of the poem.

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Lok Raj Sharma

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Lok Raj Sharma (2018). Discerning Sounds and Senses in William Blake’s Poem “The Tiger”. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 7(5), 71-75. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-399051