* Who is the poet who wrote?

‫ذح؟‬١‫ وزت اٌمق‬ٜ‫ِٓ اٌؾبػش اٌز‬

It is William Blake.
* What do you know about the poet, William Blake?
‫ِبرا رؼشف ػٓ اٌؾبػش؟‬
He was an English poet. .‫ب‬٠‫ض‬١ٍ‫وبْ ؽبػشا أد‬
He made good achievements as a poet and a painter. .َ‫سعب‬ٚ ‫ذح وؾبػش‬١‫زمك ئٔدبصاد خ‬

Tiger, tiger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

burning growing brightly ‫ ذٍّغ‬- ‫ذششق‬

immortal eternal, unfading ُ‫ دائ‬- ‫خاٌذ‬
frame to form ‫ يٕغك‬- ً‫يشى‬
fearful causing fear ‫ِخيف‬
symmetry beauty based on excellence of proportion ‫ ذٕاظش‬- ‫ذٕاعك‬
thy your

* The poet addresses the tiger that shines and glows with fiery eyes and shining fur in the forest
during the night. .‫ اٌغبثخ‬ٟ‫ً ف‬١ٌٍ‫ٖ اٌالِغ ثب‬ٚ‫فش‬ٚ ‫خ‬٠‫ٗ إٌبس‬١ٕ١‫ٍّغ ثؼ‬٠ ٜ‫خبهت اٌؾبػش إٌّش اٌز‬٠
* He asks the tiger, “Who created you with such a beautiful body?”
"‫ً؟‬١ّ‫زا اٌدغُ اٌد‬ٙ‫ خٍمه ث‬ٜ‫ "ِٓ اٌز‬,‫غأي إٌّش‬٠ ٛٙ‫ف‬
* He assures that God is great to create such a perfect creature.
.‫ق اٌشائغ‬ٍٛ‫ُ ألٔٗ خٍك ِثً ٘زا اٌّخ‬١‫إوذ أْ هللا ػظ‬٠ ٛٙ‫ف‬

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1. Metaphor ‫اعرؼاسج‬: "Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright,"
* The poet is comparing the tiger to a glorious burning flame. .‫ت ِسزشق‬ٍٙ‫ؾجٗ اٌىبرت إٌّش ث‬٠
2. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬: "Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright,"
* The letter (b) is repeated in (burning) and (bright).
* This alliteration gives music. .ٝ‫م‬١‫ع‬ٌّٛ‫ػب ِٓ ا‬ٛٔ ‫خٍك‬٠ ‫٘زا اٌدٕبط‬
3. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬: (Could frame thy fearful symmetry?)
* The letter (f) is repeated in (frame) and (fearful).
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In what distant deeps or skies

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire ?

distant far, remote ‫تؼيذ‬

thine your ‫ ٍِىه‬- ‫ٌه‬
dare venture ‫يجشؤ‬
aspire hope ‫ يطّخ‬- ًِ‫يأ‬
seize take hold of ًٍ‫يغرىًٌ ػ‬

* The poet asks the tiger, “What deep power created this blazing fire in your eyes?” “Who can
dream of catching such a quick and fast animal?”
‫غ‬٠‫اْ عش‬ٛ١‫بد ز‬١‫ افط‬ٍٝ‫دشؤ ػ‬٠ ٜ‫ه؟" "ِٓ اٌز‬١ٕ١‫ ػ‬ٟ‫٘دخ ف‬ٛ‫ خٍمذ رٍه إٌبس اٌّز‬ٟ‫شح اٌز‬١‫ح اٌىج‬ٛ‫ "ِب اٌم‬,‫غأي اٌؾبػش إٌّش‬٠
"‫ ِثٍه؟‬ٝ‫رو‬ٚ
* The poet assures that no one can ever dare come near such a blazing fire.
.‫٘دخ‬ٛ‫مزشة ِٓ رٍه إٌبس اٌّز‬٠ ْ‫دشؤ أ‬٠ ‫إوذ اٌؾبػش أْ ال أزح‬٠

1. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬ In what distant deeps or skies

* The letter (d) is repeated in (distant) and (deeps).
2. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬ On what wings dare he aspire?
* The letter (w) is repeated in (what) and (wings).
3. Metaphor ‫اعرؼاسج‬ Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
* The poet is comparing the tiger to a glorious burning flame. .‫ت ِسزشق‬ٍٙ‫ؾجٗ اٌىبرت إٌّش ث‬٠
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 And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

art skill ٓ‫ ف‬- ‫ِهاسج‬

twist bend ًٕ‫يث‬
sinews tough cords that unite a muscle with some other part ‫أوذاس‬
dread arousing great fear ‫ ِخيف‬- ‫ِفضع‬

* The poet says that no one, however strong he might be, can overcome such a fierce animal.
.)‫اْ اٌؾشط (إٌّش‬ٛ١‫ ِثً ٘زا اٌس‬ٍٟ‫زغٍت ػ‬٠ ْ‫غ أ‬١‫غزط‬٠ ٗ‫ر‬ٛ‫ّب وبٔذ ل‬ِٙ ‫ي اٌؾبػش أْ ال أزذ‬ٛ‫م‬٠
* When the tiger gets angry or feels danger, it becomes wild and violent.
.‫ف‬١ٕ‫ػ‬ٚ ‫زؼ‬ٛ‫قجر ِز‬٠ ‫ؾؼش ثبٌخطش‬٠ ٚ‫غنت إٌّش أ‬٠ ‫ػٕذِب‬

1. Metaphor ‫اعرؼاسج‬ Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

* The poet likens the heart of the tiger to a musical instrument.
2. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬ And when thy heart began to beat,
* The letter (b) is repeated in (began) and (beat).
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What the hammer? What the chain?

In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

hammer an instrument for driving nails ‫ِطشلح‬

chain a series of metal rings passing through one another. ‫عٍغٍح‬
furnace an enclosed place in which metal is shaped ْ‫فش‬
anvil the block on which metal is shaped by hammering ‫عٕذاْ اٌذذاد‬
grasp seize ًٍ‫ يغرذىر ػ‬- ‫يّغه تــ‬

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 deadly causing death ً‫ لاذ‬- ‫ِّيد‬
clasp seize with the hand ًٍ‫ يمثض ػ‬- ‫يّغه‬

* Neither a hammer or a chain can trap the tiger because it is clever.

.‫ خذا‬ٝ‫ عٍغٍخ أعش إٌّش ألٔٗ رو‬ٚ‫ّىٓ ٌّطشلخ أ‬٠ ‫ال‬
* The tiger‟s fearful claws are deadly and stronger than any hunting weapon.
.‫ذ‬١‫ عالذ ٌٍق‬ٞ‫ ِٓ أ‬ٜٛ‫أل‬ٚ )‫زخ (لبرٍخ‬١ِّ ‫فخ‬١‫ِخبٌت إٌّش اٌّخ‬

When the stars threw down their spears,

And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

spears sharp, pointed instrument ‫سِاح‬

lamb a young sheep ًّ‫د‬

* When the stars send down their spears (rays) and when heaven (the sky) washes the earth with its
tears (the rain), God must be pleased to see His wonderful creation.
.ً١ّ‫لٗ اٌد‬ٍٛ‫ذ ثّخ‬١‫ ِٓ اٌّإوذ أْ اٌخبٌك عؼ‬,)‫ب (اٌّطش‬ٙ‫ػ‬ِٛ‫رٕضي اٌغّبء د‬ٚ ً‫ب ٌألعف‬ٙ‫َ اؽؼز‬ٛ‫ػٕذِب رغٍو إٌد‬
* The poet wonders at the greatness of God who created both the tamed lamb and the fierce tiger.
.‫إٌّش اٌؾشط‬ٚ ‫غ‬٠‫د‬ٌٛ‫ خٍك وال ِٓ اٌسًّ ا‬ٜ‫زؼدت اٌؾبػش ِٓ لذسح هللا اٌز‬٠

1. Metaphor ‫اعرؼاسج‬ When the stars threw down their spears,

* The poet likens the rays of the stars to spears. .‫َ ثشِبذ‬ٛ‫ؾجٗ اٌؾبػش أؽؼخ إٌد‬٠
2. Metaphor ‫اعرؼاسج‬ And water'd heaven with their tears,
* The poet likens the drops of rain to tears. .‫ع‬ِٛ‫ؾجٗ اٌؾبػش لطشاد اٌّطش ثبٌذ‬٠
3. Alliteration ‫جٕاط‬ When the stars threw down their spears,
* The letter (s) is repeated in (stars) and (spears).
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 What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

* The poet repeats this stanza to create internal music. .‫خ‬١ٍ‫ داخ‬ٝ‫م‬١‫ع‬ِٛ ‫ػخ ِٓ أخً خٍك‬ٛ‫ذ اٌؾبػش رٍه اٌّمط‬١‫ؼ‬٠
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1. What does the poem consist of? ‫ذح؟‬١‫ْ اٌمق‬ٛ‫ُِ رزى‬

It consists of six stanzas of four lines each. .‫بد‬١‫ػخ ِٓ أسثؼخ أث‬ٛ‫ػبد وً ِمط‬ٛ‫ْ ِٓ عذ ِمط‬ٛ‫رزى‬
2. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ‫ذح؟‬١‫خ اٌمق‬١‫ِب لبف‬
It is (aa bb cc dd)
3. What is the main idea of the poem? ‫ذح؟‬١‫خ ٌٍمق‬١‫غ‬١‫ِب اٌفىشح اٌشئ‬
It gives a beautiful description of the tiger. .‫ً ٌٍّٕش‬١ّ‫فف خ‬ٚ َ‫ رمذ‬ٟ٘
4. What does the poet wonder at? ‫زؼدت اٌؾبػش؟‬٠ ُِ
The greatness of God who created both the tamed lamb and the fierce tiger.
.‫إٌّش اٌؾشط‬ٚ ‫ف‬١ٌ‫غ األ‬٠‫د‬ٌٛ‫ خٍك وال ِٓ اٌسًّ ا‬ٜ‫ػظّخ اٌخبٌك اٌز‬
5. What characteristics of the tiger does the poet admire? ‫ إٌّش؟‬ٟ‫ب اٌؾبػش ف‬ٙ‫ؼدت ث‬٠ ٟ‫ِب اٌغّبد اٌز‬
Courage, strength and beauty. .‫اٌدّبي‬ٚ ‫ح‬ٛ‫اٌم‬ٚ ‫اٌؾدبػخ‬
6. What question puzzles the poet? ‫ش اٌؾبػش؟‬١‫س‬٠ ٜ‫ِب اٌغإاي اٌز‬
How God created both the tamed lamb and the fierce tiger.
.‫إٌّش اٌؾشط‬ٚ ‫ف‬١ٌ‫غ األ‬٠‫د‬ٌٛ‫ف خٍك هللا وال ِٓ اٌسًّ ا‬١‫و‬
7. What kind of poem is “the Tiger”? / What do you think of the poem? ‫ب؟‬ٙ١‫ه ف‬٠‫ ِب سا‬/ ‫ذح؟‬١‫ع اٌمق‬ٛٔ ‫ِب‬
It is a simple poem which allows for pauses at the end of every line.
ٜ‫ذ ؽؼش‬١‫خ وً ث‬٠‫ب‬ٙٔ ‫لف ِغ‬ٛ‫طخ رغّر ثبٌز‬١‫ذح ثغ‬١‫ لق‬ٟ٘
It is a lyric poem focusing on the nature of God and his creations.
.ٗ‫خٍم‬ٚ ‫ؼخ اٌخبٌك‬١‫ هج‬ٍٝ‫خ رشوض ػ‬١‫ذح غٕبئ‬١‫ب لق‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
8. Why daren‟t anyone catch the tiger? ‫بد إٌّش؟‬١‫ افط‬ٍٟ‫دشؤ أزذ ػ‬٠ ‫ٌّبرا ال‬
Because it is fast, clever and strong. .ٜٛ‫ل‬ٚ ٝ‫رو‬ٚ ‫غ‬٠‫ألٔٗ عش‬
9. How does the poet describe the tiger‟s claws? ‫قف اٌؾبػش ِخبٌت إٌّش؟‬٠ ‫ف‬١‫و‬
The tiger‟s fearful claws are deadly and stronger than any hunting weapon.
.‫ذ‬١‫ عالذ ٌٍق‬ٞ‫ ِٓ أ‬ٜٛ‫أل‬ٚ )‫زخ (لبرٍخ‬١ِّ ‫فخ‬١‫ِخبٌت إٌّش اٌّخ‬
10. Why does the poet repeat the first stanza at the end of the poem?
‫ذح؟‬١‫خ اٌمق‬٠‫ب‬ٙٔ ٟ‫ ف‬ٌٝٚ‫ػخ األ‬ٛ‫ذ اٌؾبػش اٌّمط‬١‫ؼ‬٠ ‫ٌّبرا‬
To create internal music. .‫خ‬١ٍ‫ داخ‬ٝ‫م‬١‫ع‬ِٛ ‫ِٓ أخً خٍك‬
11. Why does the poet make a comparison between the tiger and the lamb?
‫اٌسًّ؟‬ٚ ‫ٓ إٌّش‬١‫ؼمذ اٌؾبػش ِمبسٔخ ث‬٠ ‫ٌّبرا‬
To assure the greatness of God. .‫ ػظّخ اٌخبٌك‬ٍٝ‫إوذ ػ‬١ٌ
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 1. Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
a. Paraphrase this stanza.
b. Pick out a figure of speech.
c. Who wrote the poem?
d. What kind of poem is this?
e. Give the meaning of the word “symmetry”.
f. What is amazing about the tiger?
2. In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
a. Paraphrase the above lines.
b. Give the meanings of these words: (thine), (aspire) and (dare).
c. What do you know about the poet?
d. Detect a figure of speech from the above lines.
3. And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?
a. Paraphrase the above stanza.
b. What is the figure of speech in “What dread hand and what dread feet?”?
c. What is the rhyme scheme of the above mentioned lines?
d. What is the meaning of “dread”?
4. What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
a. What does the underlined word mean?
b. Paraphrase the stanza.
c. Pick out a figure of speech from the stanza.
5. When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
a. Paraphrase the lines.
b. Why does the poet make a comparison between the tiger and the lamb?
c. Pick out a figure of speech.
6. What does the poet wonder at?
7. What are the lines that show God‟s perfection of creating the tiger?
8. How does the poet create internal music in his poem?
9. What does the poem consist of?
10. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
11. What is the main idea of the poem?

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