The Poems of William Blake

"Tyger ! tyger ! burning bright" - What figure of speech used in this line ? What imagery used in this line ?

William Blake's "The Tyger"

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The figure of speech is alliteration.

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The Tyger

Burning Bright alludes to passion or sin. This is the same type of metaphor used in “Firey Passion” or “Firey Soul.” The tiger, as the devil, burns bright with those thing we desire, the forbidden things that are the source of temptation.

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The Tyger