Poem Analysis - A Poison Tree John Doe Studies in Poetry Professor: Frank Franks June 20‚ 2012 Cross-Cultural Realities at Work A Poison Tree is a poem by William Blake. I will be analyzing this poem by explaining what it is about and breaking down different attributes such as theme and style. Before I get to all of that I will be placing a copy of the poem below so that you may follow along. I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told
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POEM COMMENTARY A POISON TREE BY WILLIAM BLAKE A Poison Tree is a poem written by William Blake which is themed around hate‚ anger and revenge. The poem is basically a metaphor or a piece of pathetic fallacy wherein the speaker has ascribed his feelings and state of mind to the form of a tree. William Blake wrote a series of poems called Song of Experiences‚ which were a collection of texts in which he shows the human spirit when it is confirmed to rules‚ resulting in strong emotions of anger
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“A Poison Tree” by William Blake‚ is a poem of 4 stanzas with a rhyme scheme of aabbccddeeffgghh‚ and in which the poet examines the negative effect of unresolved wrath/anger. Blake cleverly presents this idea by the way of an extended metaphor in order to make the point that the best way to deal with inner emotions/feelings is confronting or talking about them. Not only does Blake use an extended metaphor‚ but allusion‚ tone‚ and title also contribute to his message. An extended metaphor is a figure
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Close Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem
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“A Poison Tree” Poetry Analysis “A Poison Tree”‚ by William Blake is a poem of four stanzas‚ with a rhyme scheme of aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff-gg-hh‚ and in which the poet examines the negative effects of unresolved anger. Blake cleverly presents this idea by way of an extended metaphor in order to make the point that if you let anger fester and build up‚ deplorable actions may occur. Blake also employs allusions and tone to help convey this theme. An extended metaphor is a literary device that compares
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New Criticism on Poison Tree “A Poison Tree" is rightly an extended metaphor to describe the poet’s mental and emotional attitude towards enemy and the conflict between his inner and appearances. We use a metaphor when we use word to mean something different. Thus the poet has use the word "tree" not to describe the common green tree with green leaves and branches‚ but he means the great hatred that he has for his enemy. So we know that the central conflict in the poem is probably between friendship
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1 January 2013 AP Literature and Composition Poison Tree- Explained Anger is like a ticking time bomb. Its suspense keeps growing and growing until the point of destruction. Much like a ticking time bomb‚ William Blake conveys the building anger towards an enemy in the poem “Poison Tree”. In the poem the speaker is afraid to tell his friend he is angry with him. His friend eventually turns into an enemy. When the speaker shields his true feelings his anger grows to the point that it becomes
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> Literature > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: A Poison Tree‚ by William Blake Top Article All 2 Articles 1 of 2 by Raina Lorring Writing Level StarWriting Level Star Created on: May 24‚ 2012 Last Updated: May 27‚ 2012 William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” makes a powerful statement about how the poet felt conflict should be handled. In his poem‚ Blake warns about the ill effects of holding malice inside oneself. The poem is a metaphor for what happens when one allows anger
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Romantics attacked the Enlightenment because it blocked free play of emotions and creativity. There were two generations of Romantics and William Blake was a part of the first. William Blake was an English poet and painter. He wrote a poem The Poison Tree. This poem is definitely one that speaks to me and the one I’ve chosen to analyze. “I was angry with my friend‚ I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was a angry with a foe‚ I told it not‚ my wrath did grow.” Here the narrator is explaining how
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angry and sometimes even wanting revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” both narrators are angry at the other character and both want revenge. Both enemies end up dead at the end because the narrators follow through with their plan to get back at them. Poe and Blake use both dramatic and verbal irony to portray a very interesting theme of revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” Poe and Blake use verbal and dramatic irony. In the short story‚ Montresor drinks
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