You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair.
the sorrows of your mind cannot plague you when your head is bare ( figuratively when your mind is devoid of thought)
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in soot I sleep.
literally could be sleeping in dirt; figuratively could be that he sleeps in his sorrows, despair that he feels for his mother's passing
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Did he smile his work to see
Did God appreciate his creation of nature in action?
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And when thy heart began to beat,What dread hand? & what dread feet
literal: when his heart began to beat (when he began to live), what allowed him to move?
figuartive: Tyger is indicative of strong, burning energy. When the heart of that energy begins to beat, what causes action?
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Could frame thy fearful symmetry
Tyger is to be feared; but also to amaze at in awe (since he burns bright)
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Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Did God create mankind like he created Jesus
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Gave thee such a tender voice,Making all the vales rejoice!
God gave Jesus the ability to speak through his people and bring his constituents together
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He became a little child
birth of Jesus Christ
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He is called by thy name,For he calls himself a Lamb
related to Jesus Christ?
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Gave thee life & bid thee feed
God gave thee life & bid thee fed
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