Theorizing the Discrepancy between the Verse and the Visual in William Blake’s “The Tyger”

Abstract

In this paper I have presented my arguments and views on the dissonance between the verse and the accompanying illustration by Blake in "The Tyger". This discrepancy which I call a “deliberate dissonance” has been discussed deeply in this paper with my interpretations along with the discussion of views of many august critics of Blake. I also present an argument called “the creation in front of the creator” which is my personal reading pointing towards the image being perhaps an incomplete one as “a deliberate error” by Blake to intensify the mysticism in his work. Hence, we will witness throughout this paper how “The Tyger” can be read and seen in various symbolistic ways as one of the masterpieces in British Romantic Literature.