Poem+Comparison

3. TygerTyger! Tyger! burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould 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 sieze 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 watered 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 eyeDare frame thy fearful symmetry?

14. What I know of God is This. What I know of God is this: That He has hands, for He touches me. I can testify to nothing else; Living among many unseen beings Like the whippoorwill I'm constantly hearing But was pointed out to me just once. Last of our hopes when all hope's past God, never let me call on Thee Distracting myself from a last chance Which goes just as quick as it comes; And I have doubts of Your omnipotence. All I ask is... Keep on existing Keeping Your hands. Continue to touch me

Both of these poems talk about an aspect of 'God'. They do not both convey the same message though. The poem Tyger is a poem questioning if there was a god, are we really loved by him? The second poem, What I know of God is This, is praising god and saying he is a good thing. This is an arguement that happens a lot between many people. The topic of god, the topic of our beliefs, the topic of our ignorance is delicate.

A very good point brought up by the Tyger, is that if god really loved us, why did he make so many things that kill us? To narrow minded believers, it is punishment from god. Yet many very good people die, while criminals live on. The second poem says that what god is doing is good, that you should not believe anything else. This is pointed out in the line "I can testify to nothing else." However, at one point it seems to have a change in mood, in the line "And I have doubts of Your omnipotence." It tells of a doubt of unlimited power, showing that he is not absolutely confident in his belief. In the Tyger, the change is not so sudden, but builds up throughout by using more words that depict more terror and fear. Also, the importance and frequency the of questions increase, showing as he thinks, he sees even more reaso

I myself do not believe in a god, and I relate to the Tyger more because it questions the logic of religion. What I Know in God is This is not as relatable to me, and gives me a more annoyed feeling rather than an agreeing feeling. I also find that the Tyger is more complete than the other. His doubt of the goodness of god is more explained and reasoned than the belief of god in the other. His belief is based on his one powerful experience with god when he was in a time of need. This time of need was not explained enough to convince me, let alone see truth in his statement.

This comparrison might have seemed a little offensive to people who believe in god, but I am not doing this on purpose, I am doing this out of fact. For one to find offense in my supported facts and oppinion, then "Error 404, logic not found."