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A phrase from this poem titles a Northop Frye book that led to the reinterpretation (15[1])of this poem’s author. This poem imagines a time when “the stars threw down their spears / And water’d heaven with their tears." This poem's speaker asks “what shoulder” and (15[1])“what art” (15[1])“Could twist the sinews of thy heart?.” This poem asks (15[1])(*) “What immortal hand or eye (10[2])/ could frame (10[1]-5[1])thy (10[1])fearful symmetry?." (-5[1])This poem and its counterpart “The Lamb” are found in its author’s Songs of Experience. The title figure of this 1794 poem is “burning bright / in the forests of the night.” For 10 points, name (10[1])this poem by William Blake about a carnivorous creature. ■END■ (10[2])

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