"Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright" - but how do you make it rhyme?

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Because you–ouch!–might get Skalded?

Other than that, he’s perfectly normal.

Unless his name is Thomas, for he’s true.

That rhymes in some contemporary UK accents eg Wolverhampton. Dunno about back in Blake’s day though.

Blake is actually the G-G-G-grandfather of Eric Cartman.

You WILL respect my symme-TRY!

As Chaucer is, shall Dryden be.
You ain’t helping.
:dubious:

Little known fact of history:

Blake coined the word “ain’t,” then disavowed the action when he discovered it only rhymed with “faint” and “taint.”

Perhaps he wanted to paint a saint.

Perhaps that was just a feint? I hate to be the one to make this complaint but one should show some restraint when posting or at least acquaint themselves with the facts. But I guess I cannot constraint what other’s really want to post.

:stuck_out_tongue:

^ Quaint.
(A certain plant will probably be reporting in soon, advising you all to “…not encourage the mutt.”) :wink:

Thanks, I was trying to figure out how to work that one in, glad I was able to give you the perfect set-up.

I thought you were calling me a mutt but then I realized we’re both mutts of a sort.

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame that symmetry of thine?

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful form’s design?

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could make a decent ham on rye?

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Can do the job with Quick Reply?

The word eye was once pronounced as ee, thus making it a good rhyme for symmetry.

I guess it would be old-fashioned even in Blake’s time, but a bit of poetic licence justifies it.

Do I know you?

I’m sorry that response was much too logical.