Who wrote 'The Tyger'?

Who wrote “The Tyger”? William Blake wrote it. The poem was published in 1794 in Songs of Experience, part of Blake’s larger collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience.

Blake presents the tiger as a symbol of terrifying beauty and asks what kind of creator could forge such a powerful creature. The poem’s famous questions connect the tiger with fire, craftsmanship, and religious mystery. It is often read alongside “The Lamb,” which appears in Songs of Innocence and represents gentleness and apparent innocence.

“The Tyger” has six quatrains and is largely written in trochaic tetrameter, giving it a forceful, hammering rhythm. Blake’s original spelling, “Tyger,” is intentional and is retained in the poem’s title. A common mix-up is attributing the poem to another Romantic poet, but Blake’s name is firmly attached to both “The Tyger” and “The Lamb.”