![]() ![]() This is the Old English idea of fate or destiny, which they believed people have no control over. The poem twice mentions Wyrd (pronounced like “weird”).By the way, he seems to describe himself as a thane, which means someone who has been given some land by a ruler in exchange for military service in early medieval England. ![]() What are a few things he’s lost? (Answer: his lord - a feudal lord he owed his allegiance to, his kinsmen, his home). He seems to have lost a lot of things which were meaningful to him. The same consonant sounds are repeated several times in each line.) This poetic device was used in the original Old English language instead of rhyming. What do you notice about the sound of the poem? What poetic device is being used? (Answer: Alliteration.The translation you’re reading does preserve some important things about the sound of the original poem, though. You are reading the poem in a Modern English translation. This poem was originally written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), which is so different from Modern English that it looks and sounds like a foreign language.It probably originated as an oral poem and was written down much later, probably in the 9th or 10th century AD (early Middle Ages). Read Part 1 of the poem “The Wanderer.” This is an Old English poem and is anonymous (we don’t know who wrote it).Why is this an interesting and/or ironic question? (answer: because tigers and lambs are so different from each other, and tigers eat lambs).What other creature does the poet ask about in the poem? (answer: the lamb).Why do you think the poet says the tiger is “burning bright” in the nighttime forest? (answer: maybe because of its bright fur).Why do you think the poet calls it “fearful” ? In the first stanza, the word “frame” means make or build, and “symmetry” refers to the tiger’s shape, the characteristics of its body.What is the rhyme scheme used here? (answer: AABB in other words, the first two lines of each stanza rhyme with each other, and the second two lines rhyme with each other).In this poem, the poet is asking the tiger about its amazing characteristics and about Who created the tiger.By the way, you’ll often see this poem using the older spelling of “Tyger.” Read the poem “The Tiger” by William Blake, a British poet who lived from 1757 to 1827.You are allowed to move at your own pace (this is homeschooling), but it’s intended you complete one lesson a day. This is the end of your work for this course for your first day. ![]() Does the poem have rhyme or rhythm? ( Answers).What do you think the poet thinks about Christmas? ( Answers). ![]()
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