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A Poison Tree Annotations
Annotations for the poem 'A Poison Tree'.
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1.
In what era was a Poison Tree written and who was it by?
Answer: William Blake The Romantic Era (mid 1800s)
2.
What did Blake believe about powerful emotions?
Answer: We should express not repress our emotions - Repressing powerful emotions leads to damaging consequences for other - Repressing emotions would also corrupt a person\'s soul
3.
Whose perspective is the poem told from and why?
Answer: First person perspective: enables the reader to experience the damaging consequences of anger alongside the speaker
4.
Why does Blake use two lines to describe how the speaker \'told\' his anger to his friend and it then \'did end\'?
Answer: Reveals how the speaker was able to release his anger and resolve the conflict quickly and easy as soon as he expressed it
5.
Why does Blake use rhyming couplets throughout the poem?
Answer: Creates a strong rhyme scheme which makes the poem sound like a nursery rhyme, making its moral message easier to remember
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