1Tyger! Tyger! burning brightAlliterationRepetition of the 'b' sound in 'burning bright' creates a strong rhythmic pulse.
2In the forests of the night,
3What immortal hand or eye
4Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
6In what distant deeps or skies
7Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
8On what wings dare he aspire?
9What the hand dare seize the fire?
11And what shoulder, & what art,
12Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
13And when thy heart began to beat,
14What dread hand? & what dread feet?
16What the hammer? what the chain?
17In what furnace was thy brain?
18What the anvil? what dread grasp
19Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
21When the stars threw down their spearsPersonificationStars are given human attributes of throwing spears and weeping, symbolizing cosmic rebellion or sorrow.,
22And water'd heaven with their tears,
23Did he smile his work to see?
24Did he who made the Lamb make thee?Rhetorical QuestionA query that is not meant to be answered directly, highlighting the mystery of creation and the coexistence of good and evil.
26Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
27In the forests of the night,
28What immortal hand or eye
29Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?