A Poison Tree by William Blake - Themes

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  • Themes
    • Anger
      • The emotion sets the poem in motion
      • Evidence
        • "I was angry with my friend | I told my friend, my wrath did end"
        • "I was angry with my foe | I told it not, my wrath did grow"
      • Analysis
        • The first stanza contrasts two different ways on dealing with anger.
          • What happens when you bottle anger up.
          • What happens when you tell them of your anger.
    • Deception
      • The speaker bottles things up and does not talk about things to his enemy. His enemy dies.
      • Evidence
        • "And he knew that it was mine, | And into my garden stole"
      • Analysis
        • The word choice "stole" is interesting as it reminds the reader that it is an act of theft.
    • Communication
      • The poet communicates a direct moral lesson about not communicating with others
      • Evidence
        • "I told my wrath"
        • "I told it not,"
      • Analysis
        • Uses opposites to show how easily it could have been avoided

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