Door #1 - The Lamb
Click here to read the poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43670/the-lamb-56d222765a3e1
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What is the tone of this poem?
Why do you believe Blake wrote this poem?
Can you think of a character from a book or movie that could be described as the lamb from this poem?
What could this poem have to do with "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton?
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Door #2 The Tyger
Click here to read the poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43687/the-tyger
Watch this illustrated video of the poem: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9kbTedTL8
What is the author’s purpose in writing this poem?
What is the fearful symmetry Blake describes in the first and last stanza? (Notice how he symmetrically framed those lines in his poem?)
Name a character the tiger could represent from a book or story we have read in class. Answer questions on Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/8d3c25bc
Door #3 - Read Both!
If Blake makes the point that both animals are made in the image of their creator, what does each poem say about the creator?
Think of a work of literature or media. What character could you relate to the tiger? To the lamb?
Compare/contrast the poems using either a list or a Venn diagram and post your work to Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/8d3c25bc *Look for similarities and differences in tone and structure. What could both of these poems have to do with "The Lady or the Tiger?" which we read in class?
Happy Reading!
For more information about Romanticism, click here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/152982/an-introduction-to-british-romanticism https://www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism
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