Lamb, Tyger and The Ransom of Red Chief

When was Songs of Experience published?

• 1794

• 1749

• 1795

• 1750

Who wrote The Chimney Sweeper?

• William Wordsworth

• PB Shelley

• Lord Byron

• William Blake

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• Blake published Songs of Innocence five years after Songs of Experience.

• In The Lamb, the lamb is being asked questions.

• The Tiger in the poem signifies innocence and purity

• The Tyger is from Songs of Experience.

William Blake's poem “Lamb” begins with:

• A statement

• An exclamation mark

• A question

• None of the Above

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• The poet

• A matured adult

• An innocent child

• A beggar

What is NOT the nature of the Lamb

• Its gentle

• Its innocent

• its kind

• its violent

What does the Lamb represent

• The Christ

• A Child

• An innocent being

• all of the above

How many lines is the poem The Tyger?

• 26

• 25

• 24

• 23

What is the meter employed in the poem The Tyger?

• iambic pentameter

• trochaic tetrameter

• trochaic pentameter

• Spondaic tetrameter

Answer explanation

Meter is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse

"Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, In the forests of the night...". William Blake wrote this exquisite poem about the dread form of this cat. The poem was first published as part of his collection, "Songs of …" which adult quality?

• Avoidance

• Folly

• Innocence

• Experience