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Based off a poem by William Blake called ‘A Poison Tree’. The poem focuses on the emotion of anger and the consequences for our relationships should that anger be suppressed.
In the poem, the speaker tells of how he talked to a friend about his anger and everything was fine but with an enemy, he could not do so and kept the anger inside. It began to grow, eventually becoming a metaphorical tree with poisonous fruit.
The enemy or foe ends up under the tree, destroyed by the speaker’s pent-up anger. The speaker seems ok about this but is there some doubt about the destructiveness of his anger? Early communication of anger seems the best way to deal with it.
A Poison Tree uses metaphor, antithesis, and biblical associations to highlight the self-damage that can proceed from suppressing anger. The emphasis is on letting go of negative emotions and moving on with life before this energy impacts the health and well-being of others. This poem is an extended metaphor – the wrath (anger) becomes a tree, a fruit, a poison apple.
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