“The Tyger” provides a harsh tone that can create tension while “The Lamb” has a simplistic tone that can evoke a light meaning. Although both tones are present in these two poems, “The Lamb” and “The Tiger,” their themes are of greater importance than the vague language. The language used in each of these poems respectfully gives distorted impressions of the poem's meaning. The themes present are the evil in this world, the relationship between the Creator and His creation, and the initial innocence that is destroyed by experience. In essence, "The Tiger" is a creation of God and can be seen as an evil that creates immense tension. However, it is true that a good God can create evil. The author, William Blake, wrote a series of poems that gave two very different perspectives of the human soul. He titled them Songs of Innocence and Experience, in which he wrote from the point of view of a child or that of an adult (William Blake). “The Tyger” is written by an adult, while “The Lamb” is written by a child. Essentially, "The Tyger" is a companion to the innocent "The Lamb" (Furr). The innocence presented in “The Lamb” is that humans who have yet to experience pain, suffering, and despair are confident and have the spiritual resilience of a child (Furr). Mainly, the lamb in this poem communicates the joy that a child feels. When this innocence turns into the experience of pain, darkness and confusion occurs. Thus, the reader assumes that the tiger and the lamb do not have the same creator. In An Overview of “The Tyger,” Derek Furr also writes, “We are all born innocent, but when we begin to recognize evil or wrong, and are inevitably tempted by it, we move into a state of experience.” Furthermore, with... half of the paper...... Value: Harcourt, 2001. Pp. 861-862. PrintGleckner, Robert F. "'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger': Where Do Blake Stand?" The English newspaper. JSTOR. Network. June 30, 2011. Grant, John E. "The Art and Argument of 'The Tyger'." Texas Studies in Literature and Language. JSTOR. Network. 19 June 2011.Natoli, Giuseppe. "William Blake." Critical survey of poetry: British, Irish and Commonwealth poets. Salem Literature Web. June 12, 2011. New King James Version. Print.Furr, Derek. "An Overview of 'The Tyger'." Poetry for students. Literary resources from Gale. Network. June 25, 2011. Price, Martin. "The Vision of Innocence." Twentieth-century interpretations of the songs of innocence and experience: a collection of critical essays. 2005. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. June 25, 2011. “William Blake (British poet).” 2001. Books and authors. Storm. July 5th 2011.