The poem is heavily influenced by issues such as evil, pain and human suffering that have no literal answer as to why they occur. They are often singled out by writers as they discover their origin or assign blame through a wide range of poetic devices that cause the reader to question their own beliefs and morals. In the poem “Tiger,” William Blake seeks to divulge the creation of adversity by asking a series of overt questions “What immortal hand or eye…frames thy fearful symmetry?” In addition to this, the origin of suffering is again interrogated by William Blake in his poem "Poison Tree", as he explores how cultivated and unaddressed "anger" can lead to destructive behavior that results in misfortunes both personal and others . Both “Sonnet 116” and “Valentine,” written by William Shakespeare and Carol Ann Duffy, express the side of heartbreak and love that is often not focused on. These poems incorporate strong feelings about the definition of true love, explaining how love is an "ever-fixed sign" and not a "red rose." The poem “War Photographer,” by Carol Ann Duffy, portrays personal emotional suffering and compares it to the ignorance of others as “Sunday supplement.” “Children in the Darkness” is a poem written by Henry M. Bechtold that directly addresses human suffering and what can be done to change the suffering that people face every day. William Blake and his poem "The Tyger" question human suffering and its consequences. creation. Blake uses the tiger as an extended metaphor, which takes on the role of symbolic character and embodies the spiritual and moral problem that evolves to become the symbolic center for an investigation into the origin and presence of evil and suffering in the world. The tiger is a terrible creature with... half of paper... all possibilities of hope have been destroyed by war. Each of the poets in the poems discussed is greatly influenced by suffering. They each outlined the cause or result of suffering and drew their own conclusions from one of their beliefs or morals. For example; "Valentino" and "Sonnet 116" are very related, due to the morals of their authors that have been attributed to the poems. “The Tyger” is influenced largely by the original beliefs of William Blake. “War Photographer” is an example of poetry that contributed to the outcome of suffering and “Poison Tree” outlined the cause of suffering. This occurred through a wide range of poetic devices that caused the reader to question their own beliefs or morals. Suffering is an often deeply discussed topic, which continues to be used in literature in many ways today. Works Cited http://www.sparknotes.com/