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Poetry Mastery Project

Poetry Mastery Project. By Josh Hershberger. A Poison Tree. I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. . The Literal and figurative meanings. . And into my garden stole,

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Poetry Mastery Project

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  1. Poetry Mastery Project By Josh Hershberger

  2. A Poison Tree • I was angry with my friend; • I told my wrath, my wrath did end. • I was angry with my foe: • I told it not, my wrath did grow. The Literal and figurative meanings. And into my garden stole, When the night had veild the pole; In the morning glad I see; My foe outstretched beneath the tree. And I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. The poet uses imagery in Line 7 and makes you picture a smile and/or the sun And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine.

  3. The poem has a rhyme scheme of 1st & 2ndlines of each stanza, and 3rd & 4th. A Poison TreeBy William Blake The poem has 4 lines a stanza and 4 stanzas, so there are 16 lines total. I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine. And into my garden stole, When the night had veild the pole; In the morning glad I see; My foe outstretched beneath the tree. The poet Personifies his “Wrath”. He does this by saying “ I waterd it in fears” Allusion is included, there was a drunk soldier in Blake`s garden in Felpham and he forced him to leave. Back

  4. Literal meaning • The speaker told his friend he was angry with him. Then wasn’t angry with him anymore. • The speaker then got angry with his foe and never talked to him and things escalated until he killed his foe. Figurative meaning

  5. Figurative meaning • The speaker was angry with his friend but he talked it through and resolved the conflict. • However when he was faced with anger towards his foe he bottled up his anger and he pretended there was no problem. • Then finally he released all of his anger and killed his foe. The theme

  6. Theme • William Blake wanted to carry many messages in this poem some are… • The difference between friends and enemies is the truth. • In order to make a change you have to communicate. • Do not bottle up your emotions, especially your anger. Biography information

  7. Till it bore an apple bright. Back

  8. I told it not, my wrath did grow. Back

  9. My foe outstretched beneath the tree. Back

  10. And I sunned it with smiles Back

  11. Biographical Information • William Blake was the son of James and Catherine HarmitageBlake, and had six siblings, but one died, Robert, Blake’s closest brother. • William Blake was a poet, an engraver, a painter and a printmaker. • As an engraver, he engraved illustrations in works such as Don Quixote. • Blake lived through a tough time in England the American Revolution and wars with France (French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars). • Also Blake believed that society corrupted people and that everyone was born kind spirited.

  12. Citations • Information • http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/william-blake • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRblake.htm • Pictures • http://eofdreams.com/apple.html • http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/04/21/growing-pot/ • http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/green/images/19839104/title/one-tree-hill-d-wallpaper • http://thenarcissisticanthropologist.com/2012/11/10/the-anthropological-acoustics-of-your-smiling-face/

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