Question

Read the first stanza of “The Tiger” by William Blake. What is the syllable count of each of the four lines in the excerpt?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

A. 7-7-7-8

B. 7-8-6-7

C. 7-8-7-8

D. 7-6-7-6

Answer 1

The answer is A I am 100% sure. :)

Answer 2

Answer: A) 7-7-7-8.

Step-by-step explanation: The best wat to determine the syllable count of the lines of a poem is to read the lines out loud, separate all the words into syllables as we pronounce them, and them count them. In the given lines from "The Tiger" by William Blake, the separation would be:

Ti-ger-Ti-ger-bur-ning-bright

In-the-fo-rests-of-the-night

what-im-mor-tal-hand-or-eye

could-frame-thy-fear-ful-sym-me-try.

So, when we count the syllables in each line, we obtain 7-7-7-8, corresponding to option A.