A Poison Tree Flashcards
1
Q
What is the extended metaphor in ‘A Poison Tree’
A
The extended metaphor is the tree.
2
Q
What does the tree represent?
A
It represents anger and as the tree grows so does his anger.
3
Q
What does the repetition of ‘I’ show.
A
It shows its a personal account as its 1st person. It is also an anaphora.
4
Q
What does the quote ‘with soft deceitful wiles’ show.
A
It shows his anger has taken over as soft is an oxymoron.
5
Q
What does ‘In the morning glad i see’ represent.
A
Its a change of tense/change of emotion as there’s a juxtaposition of joy and anger.
