Introduction to 'The Tyger' by William Blake | English

Starter quiz

Who is the poet of the poem 'The Panther'?
- Ted Hughes
- Rainer Maria Rilke ✓
- John Foster
True or false? A poem always has to be written in third-person perspective.
- True
- False ✓
Which of the following are examples of similes?
- The cat moved like a shadow in the moonlight. ✓
- Hawks have keen eyesight.
- An eagle soared through the sky like an arrow shot from a bow. ✓
- Whales are intelligent mammals.
Which of the following are examples of metaphors?
- Tigers are the flames that dance in the jungle's heart. ✓
- Tigers have orange fur with black stripes.
- Tigers are large, powerful cats.
- A tiger is a shadow with teeth, prowling through twilight. ✓
True or false? The speaker in a poem is always the poet.
- True
- False ✓
What is the most appropriate definition of an impression?
- the structure or organisation of a poem
- the feeling or atmosphere in the poem
- initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading ✓

Match these key terms to their definitions.
- context
  
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  the setting or background that helps us to understand something better ✓
- impression
  
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  initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading ✓
- the Industrial Revolution
  
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  a period when machines and factories changed the way people lived ✓
In what year was 'The Tyger' first published?
- 1794 ✓
- 1827
- 1830
True or false? William Blake was influenced by historical events that happened during his lifetime.
- True ✓
- False
Match the following events in William Blake’s life to the years in which they occurred.
- 1757
  
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  born near Soho, London ✓
- 1772
  
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  worked with an engraver ✓
- 1782
  
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  married Catherine Boucher ✓
What rhyme scheme does the poem 'The Tyger' follow?
- ABAB
- ABBA
- AABB ✓
The poem 'The Tyger' describes ...
- a hunt between a tiger and its prey.
- the creation of a powerful and fearsome tiger. ✓
- how a tiger looks after its young cubs.

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William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker, who was born in 1757 and died in 1827.
‘The Tyger’ consists of six verses, each with four lines; each verse has a rhyme scheme of AABB.
The poem 'The Tyger' describes the creation of a powerful and fearsome tiger.
The speaker questions who or what could create such a fearsome and awe-inspiring creature.

The poem contains some examples of antiquated / archaic language.

A definition sheet could be provided to support pupils in understanding what happens in each verse.

Context - the setting or background that helps us to understand something better
Impression - initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text