A Poison Tree Flashcards
What was William Blake like?
Romantic poet.
This era characterised by emotion being a key elements of poetry.
Nature features heavily in Romantic era poems.
The whole play is what…
An extended metaphor.
How is the play an extended metaphor?
Reflects widespread anger and poison.
Links to the theme of nature.
Repetition of what words?
Angry and wrath.
Key messages is anger and its effects.
Original name of the poem?
‘A Christian Forbearance’
Meaning ‘A Christians patience and self control.
What is the poem about?
Te narrator sheilding his anger within himslef and not expressing his true feelings which causes them to grow into a posinious tree.
What is the punctuation like?
At the end of every line, slows down the pace.
Rhyme?
Rhyming couplets.
Gives a nursery rhyme feel.
Stanzas?
Structured in quatrains.
Stanzas with 4 lines.
