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As a child Blake claimed to see God outside his window and a tree filled wiht angels.
Blake lived in London all his life except 3 years.
Blake married Catherine Boucher in 1782.
William's first published work was "Poetic Sketches".
William Blake
Blake was taught how to read and write at home.
"The word ‘immortal’ gives the reader a clue that the poet refers to God. Then, in the second stanza, the author wonders in what far-away places the tiger was made, maybe, referring that these places cannot be reached by any mortal. In the third stanza, the poet asks again, once the tiger’s heart began to beat, who could make such a frightening and evil animal. Next, in the forth stanza, William Blake asks questions about the tools used by God. And he names the hammer, the chain, the furnace, and anvil. All these elements are used by an ironsmith. Thus, according to the poet, God is a kind of craftsman. After that, in the fifth stanza, the poet asks two significant questions. The first one refers to God’s feelings: ‘Did he smile his work to see?'"
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