Life of Pi vs. The Tyger by William Black

Read the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake and answer the following questions. Any word you are unfamiliar with - look it up! I recommend that all answers be composed in a GoogleDoc and then copied & pasted into the comment box.

1. Compare and contrast Blake's description of a Tiger to Pi's description of Richard Parker (read p. 99, p. 108 & chp. 49). Your response should be at least two paragraphs.

2. How does the speaker of the poem find the tiger so awful and so great at the same time? How does the tiger make the speaker believe in the "divine creator" and make him feel so small?

3. Paraphrase the poem - put it into your own words. Your paraphrase should be the same length of the poem.

BONUS - This poem comes from a book with two contrasting collections of poems by William Blake. What is the title of the book?  When was it first published? What is contrasting/companion poem to "The Tyger?"

YOUR RESPONSE IS DUE BY MONDAY, MARCH 30TH AT 8 AM!