The Tyger by William Blake B&W

I give my personal thoughts for the repetition of the first stanza in this famous poem, as we celebrate the lunar year of the Tiger. The idea of symmetry signalling genetic superiority is a well-accepted theory, but in this poem I argue that it is through deciphering the tiger’s intention that the unsuspecting man deduces the symmetry of the tiger’s piercing gaze, finding the tiger more fearsome than before.