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A Poison Tree Analysis
Author: poem of William Blake Type: poem Views: 243
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole.
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see,
My foe outstretchd beneath the tree.
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i really think that a poison tree is a useless poem to analyze. seriously.
| Posted on 2009-10-15 | by a guest
i really think that a poison tree is a useless poem to analyze. seriously.
| Posted on 2009-10-15 | by a guest
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Were sutdying this poem in english. I like the way the poem is intresting and makes you think.
It is confusing, but when you realise what it is about the deeper you get inside the poem.
:D
HAVEE FUNN.
Omaroaawwww.
| Posted on 2009-06-23 | by a guest
Were sutdying this poem in english. I like the way the poem is intresting and makes you think.
It is confusing, but when you realise what it is about the deeper you get inside the poem.
:D
HAVEE FUNN.
Omaroaawwww.
| Posted on 2009-06-23 | by a guest
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'A Poison Tree' is indeed figurative for the poem, and the growing tree, and blossuming apple, each grow with anger.
But the apple in question could also have a biblical reference towards Adam and Eve and the temptation behind that. Another reference that could be taken from this is 'Snow White' and how bottled-up anger and lies, lead to her creating pure hatred in its simplest form.
Innocent on the outside, and deadly on the inside.
| Posted on 2009-06-10 | by a guest
'A Poison Tree' is indeed figurative for the poem, and the growing tree, and blossuming apple, each grow with anger.
But the apple in question could also have a biblical reference towards Adam and Eve and the temptation behind that. Another reference that could be taken from this is 'Snow White' and how bottled-up anger and lies, lead to her creating pure hatred in its simplest form.
Innocent on the outside, and deadly on the inside.
| Posted on 2009-06-10 | by a guest
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This poem is actually not as simple as it first seems. Despite the straightforward langauge that is used, there are many examples of contrast and imagery - such as "friend" with "foe", and "sunned it with smiles". The speakers 'evil', if it can be called that, is also much darker than it seems. (He) deliberately confines his anger so that it could grow worse, with the result (apple) that his foe would be killed by it.
| Posted on 2009-05-03 | by a guest
This poem is actually not as simple as it first seems. Despite the straightforward langauge that is used, there are many examples of contrast and imagery - such as "friend" with "foe", and "sunned it with smiles". The speakers 'evil', if it can be called that, is also much darker than it seems. (He) deliberately confines his anger so that it could grow worse, with the result (apple) that his foe would be killed by it.
| Posted on 2009-05-03 | by a guest
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well, as one can see first the narrator bottles up his anger and it grows and grows as he "waterd" and "sunned" it. over time the anger was so overwhelming it produced this "poison apple," which is a symbol of the narrators anger, innocent on the outside, concealing the evil on the inside. so when the foe made one wrong move by taking this "apple", the anger was released killing the foe
| Posted on 2009-04-21 | by a guest
well, as one can see first the narrator bottles up his anger and it grows and grows as he "waterd" and "sunned" it. over time the anger was so overwhelming it produced this "poison apple," which is a symbol of the narrators anger, innocent on the outside, concealing the evil on the inside. so when the foe made one wrong move by taking this "apple", the anger was released killing the foe
| Posted on 2009-04-21 | by a guest
.: :.
This poem is actually not as simple as it first seems. Despite the straightforward langauge that is used, there are many examples of contrast and imagery - such as "friend" with "foe", and "sunned it with smiles". The speakers 'evil', if it can be called that, is also much darker than it seems. (He) deliberately confines his anger so that it could grow worse, with the result (apple) that his foe would be killed by it.
| Posted on 2009-02-25 | by a guest
This poem is actually not as simple as it first seems. Despite the straightforward langauge that is used, there are many examples of contrast and imagery - such as "friend" with "foe", and "sunned it with smiles". The speakers 'evil', if it can be called that, is also much darker than it seems. (He) deliberately confines his anger so that it could grow worse, with the result (apple) that his foe would be killed by it.
| Posted on 2009-02-25 | by a guest
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The analysis of this poem is very straight forward. The message consists of anger inside grows, like a tree, and if it is not released, it shows. "soft decitful wiles" means that even if you cover your anger with smiles, it is all fake and for show.
| Posted on 2009-02-25 | by a guest
The analysis of this poem is very straight forward. The message consists of anger inside grows, like a tree, and if it is not released, it shows. "soft decitful wiles" means that even if you cover your anger with smiles, it is all fake and for show.
| Posted on 2009-02-25 | by a guest
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As an English teacher, I believe this poem is very simplistic in theme and message. It's basic meaning is that anger withheld is deadly. What I cannot figure out is how to explain "soft decitful wiles" simply.
| Posted on 2009-01-29 | by a guest
As an English teacher, I believe this poem is very simplistic in theme and message. It's basic meaning is that anger withheld is deadly. What I cannot figure out is how to explain "soft decitful wiles" simply.
| Posted on 2009-01-29 | by a guest
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