Understanding "The Tyger"

The Tyger" is an extraordinary poem that lets us create our own interpretation when we read it. We cannot automatically assume that the title is just a typo as Blake has affirmed elsewhere that every word and every letter is studied and put into its right place. The title reveals that this is not an ordinary poem with an ordinary tiger. It motivates the reader to search for meaning even before he or she begins to read it. The poem contains a lot of imagery as well as rhyme, rhythm, figurative language, and some metaphors. Through all of his techniques, Blake tries to develop the meaning of a tiger and determine who created it.
The poem begins with Blake addressing the tiger and questioning who would create this fearful image. He describes the intensity of the tiger's eyes by stating "the fire of thine eyes." …