--- title: "'The Tyger' by William Blake" url: "https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2018-11-02-18-46-26-the-tyger-by-william-blake" school: "St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School" --- # 'The Tyger' by William Blake ![Image of 'The Tyger' by William Blake](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryscpschorley/images/blog/images_(1).jpg) 2 November 2018 [Class of 2020](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2020) Something different this week....by next week can you memorise "The Tyger" by the English poet William Blake published in 1794. You will have the opportunity to perform it in front of the class next week. Good luck. **‘The Tyger’ by William Blake** ***Tyger Tyger, burning bright,*** ***In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp!*** ***When the stars threw down their spears*** ***And water’d heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger Tyger burning bright, In the forests of the night: What immortal hand or eye, Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?*** [ Friday 2nd November Newsletter](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2018-11-02-16-36-09-friday-2nd-november-newsletter) [Quarry Bank Mill ](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2018-11-08-16-29-56-quarry-bank-mill) ![St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryscpschorley/images/logo/03f2fdfc-2593-47db-add8-2385bccd3bd9(1).png) #### St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School Eaves Green Rd Chorley Lancashire PR7 3QG 01257 263865 #### Useful Links - [Contact Us](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/contact) - [Prospectus](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/prospectus) - [Newsletters](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/events-and-dates/newsletters) - [Events](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/events) #### Social Media - [Instagram (Whole School)](https://www.instagram.com/sgcpschorley/) - [Instagram (EYFS)](https://www.instagram.com/sgcpschorley_eyfs/#) © Copyright 2015–2026 St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-gregorys-pri.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)