The tyger by william blake: what effect does the punctuation of the poem have on its meaning

A). Many questions make the poem an inquiry about the mysterious tiger.

Explanation:

Punctuation plays a significant role in poems or other literary works as it assists them to create the intended tone or specific effect that helps to evoke the desired response from the audience.

In the given poem "The Tyger" by William Blake, the poet employs 'several questions(punctuation) to convert the poem into an inquiry about the mysterious tiger'.

Blake here, interrogates the character of the Almighty(God) and his creation as reflected hen he says 'Did He who made the lamb make thee? ' as both the 'Tyger'(symbolic of experience) and the 'lamb'(symbolizes innocence' are contrary to each other. He also questions the 'mystifying' tiger by asking the questions like 'Dare its deadly terrors clasp? ', 'what immortal hand Could frame thy fearful symmetry?'. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."