(APT) A Poison Tree Flashcards
1
Q
Friend
A
“I was angry with my friend”
2
Q
Wrath
A
“I told my wrath,my wrath did end”
3
Q
Foe
A
“I was angry with my foe”
4
Q
Grow
A
“I told it not, my wrath did grow”
5
Q
Soft
A
“Soft deceitful wiles”
6
Q
Bore
A
“Till it bore an apple bright”
7
Q
Glad
A
“In the morning glad I see, my foe outstretched beneath the tree”
8
Q
CONTEXT (APT)
A
- Christian
- Romantic poet
- poem originally called “Christian Forbiddance”
- Biblical references (Adam & Eve)
9
Q
STRUCTURE
A
- 4 lines per stanza
- Repetition if “and” creates momentum to poem
- AABB rhyming
- end stopped indicated by punctuation- idea split between 2 lines
- IAMBIC- stressed syllables, 3 in each stanza
