In stanza 2, the line "on what wings dare he
aspire? " alludes to the myth of daedalus and
icarus. icarus dares to fly too high, too close to
the sun with his wings of feather and wax. the
wax melts and icarus plummets to earth.
how does the allusion to icarus create
meaning in this poem?
it creates a mood of excitement.
it questions whether creating the
tiger is too dangerous.
it builds a sense of mystery
it implies the tiger is a mythological
creature

It questions whether creating the tiger is too dangerous.

Explanation:

Although the poem does not clarify who "he" is meant to be, we can safely assume that the pronoun refers to the creator of the tyger. We have learned throughout the poem that the tyger is a creature of mystery and enormous power. Such a powerful thing must have an equally powerful creator. The creator is compared to Icarus, as Icarus was arrogant and boastful enough to do something very dangerous that led to tragedy. The author questions whether this is the case with this creator as well. Perhaps, by creating the dangeours tyger, he us being too daring.

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