A Poison Tree

Poem Commentary: A P oi son T ree The poem “ A Poison T ree” presents two scenarios here. The title of the poem presents the central metaphor. The poem is called the “A Poison Tree” and at the end the “foe” lays “outstretched beneath the tree” after eating the (possibly poisoned) apple that grows on it. The speaer of the poem has had a possible ti! with his friend due to which he is angry but when he “told his wrath ("ine #)” to his friend$ “%is wrath did end (same line). ” Then the poem de&elops as he parleys about his anger with his foe (line ') but as he does not epress his feelings to the “oe$” he says$ “*y wrath did grow.” The poem consists of immediate rhyme$ as the rhyme scheme comprises of AA$ ++$ CC$ ,,$ --$ $ and %% type of rhyming/ friend0end$ oe0grow and fears0tears. The poem is made up of 1 stan2as each containing 1 lines. The rhyme and the rhythm of the po em compl iment ea ch ot he r as it ma es the po em sou nd melodious and it is 3uite pleasingly and so it becomes a pleasure to read the poem and the structure creates a pleasant mood. +ut this changes as soon as you start interpreting the poem/ the diction completely changes the mood from pleasant to a bit negati&e$ cold and spiteful one. The 4rst stan2a presents the central cru$ on what the poem is built around. The second one suggests the outcome of the anger that slow grew inside him$ the speaer tals about how the anger a!ects him$ “And 5 watered it in fears6$ 7ight and morning with my tears” and also the stan2a shows how the speaer deals with the pain and anger when he says$ “And 5 sunned it with smiles6$ And with short deceitful wiles.” 8unned being a direct metaphor connoting that it outshined the anger. The third stan2a speas speci4cally about how it (the an ge r)$ “ rew both da y and ni ght ("ine 9)” where the etended metaphor of the anger being a tree starts from. +ut it is &astly highlighted in the net line of the same stan2a$ “Till it bore and Apple bright (line ;)” also stating that the anger “bore” a fruit.

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Poem Commentary: A Poison Tree

The poem “A Poison Tree” presents two scenarios here. The title of the poem presents the central metaphor. The poem is called the “APoison Tree” and at the end the “foe” lays “outstretched beneath thetree” after eating the (possibly poisoned) apple that grows on it. Thespeaer of the poem has had a possible ti! with his friend due towhich he is angry but when he “told his wrath ("ine #)” to his friend$“%is wrath did end (same line). ” Then the poem de&elops as heparleys about his anger with his foe (line ') but as he does notepress his feelings to the “oe$” he says$ “*y wrath did grow.”

The poem consists of immediate rhyme$ as the rhyme schemecomprises of AA$ ++$ CC$ ,,$ --$ $ and %% type of rhyming/friend0end$ oe0grow and fears0tears. The poem is made up of 1stan2as each containing 1 lines. The rhyme and the rhythm of thepoem compliment each other as it maes the poem soundmelodious and it is 3uite pleasingly and so it becomes a pleasure toread the poem and the structure creates a pleasant mood. +ut thischanges as soon as you start interpreting the poem/ the dictioncompletely changes the mood from pleasant to a bit negati&e$ coldand spiteful one.

The 4rst stan2a presents the central cru$ on what the poem is builtaround. The second one suggests the outcome of the anger thatslow grew inside him$ the speaer tals about how the anger a!ectshim$ “And 5 watered it in fears6$ 7ight and morning with my tears”and also the stan2a shows how the speaer deals with the pain andanger when he says$ “And 5 sunned it with smiles6$ And with shortdeceitful wiles.” 8unned being a direct metaphor connoting that itoutshined the anger. The third stan2a speas speci4cally about howit (the anger)$ “rew both day and night ("ine 9)” where theetended metaphor of the anger being a tree starts from. +ut it is

&astly highlighted in the net line of the same stan2a$ “Till it boreand Apple bright (line ;)” also stating that the anger “bore” a fruit.