Are things always what they seem? Is our first impression always right? In "The Tiger" William Blake uses tone, theme, and rhyme to make the point that there are two sides to everything. <Tab/>If you came face-to-face with a tiger you would probably be afraid. But if you put your fear aside and took a closer look you would probably notice how beautiful the tiger is. Blake uses particular words …
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…amp;gt; Can something be both beautiful and scary? Can something really have two sides? William Blake uses tone, theme, and rhyme to tell readers about the tiger. The word "dare" seems to imply fear and courage. Blake uses a tiger to show that things have two sides, ugliness and beauty, fear and courage, and power and the gentleness of a lamb. By looking deeper we can see that there are two sides to everything.