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Unit 9: Poems




          9.2.3 Keywords                                                                        Notes


          Anvil: A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by
          hammering
          Distant Deeps: Hell

          Sinews: A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or
          ligament
          Symmetry: Correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing.

          9.2.4 Review Questions

          1.   What message does the poet wants to convey through this poem?
          2.   Comment on the comparison made by the poet in this poem.
          3.   What do you mean by the line- ‘tiger tiger burning bright’?

          4.   Prepare a character sketch of a tiger with the help of views put together by the poet.
          5.   Explain the meaning of these lines:
               ‘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?’












































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