ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”?
A
Alexander Pope
B
William Blake
C
Geoffery Chaucer
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Tyger” is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection and rising to prominence in the romantic period.

Detailed explanation-2: -“The Lamb” and “The Tiger” are two poems written by one author known as William Blake. “The Tiger” was originally published in the Songs of Experience collection in 1794.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet aimed to demonstrate the contrarian nature of the soul and human thought. The poem ‘The Tyger’ was published in his collection of poems known as Songs of Experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -"The Lamb” is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789.

Detailed explanation-5: -The juxtaposition of questions in both “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” could also reveal a theme of curiosity. In other words, even after humans pass from innocence to experience, they are still eager to ask questions of the world around them.

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