A Poison Tree Flashcards

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Who wrote ‘A Poison Tree’?

William Blake, a Romantic poet, in 1794.

Which collection is ‘A Poison Tree’ from?

Songs of Experience (1794).

What was Blake’s draft title for ‘A Poison Tree’?

Christian Forbearance.

What is the form of ‘A Poison Tree’?

Four quatrains of rhyming couplets.

In ‘A Poison Tree’, what happens when the speaker tells his friend he is angry?

“my wrath did end”

What extended metaphor runs through ‘A Poison Tree’?

The speaker’s anger grows like a tree.

What fruit does the tree bear in ‘A Poison Tree’?

“an apple bright”, echoing the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.

How is the foe found at the end of ‘A Poison Tree’?

Dead, “outstretched beneath the tree”.

What are the main themes of ‘A Poison Tree’?

Anger, deceit and revenge.