A Poison Tree (1794) (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Blake's literary movement
Blake's literary movement
Romantic poet
Main theme of 'A Poison Tree'
Main theme of 'A Poison Tree'
Destructive power of suppressed anger
Collection containing 'A Poison Tree'
Collection containing 'A Poison Tree'
Songs of Experience
Technique: 'I was angry' repeated
Technique: 'I was angry' repeated
Repetition to contrast expressed vs repressed anger
'Water'd it in fears' - technique used
'Water'd it in fears' - technique used
Metaphor for nurturing negative emotions
'Smiles' + 'deceitful wiles' - technique
'Smiles' + 'deceitful wiles' - technique
Juxtaposition showing hypocrisy of hiding anger
What does 'apple bright' symbolise?
What does 'apple bright' symbolise?
Temptation/sin (Biblical); culmination of suppressed anger
Technique in 'glad I see / My foe outstretch'd'
Technique in 'glad I see / My foe outstretch'd'
Irony - joy contrasts with moral lesson
Rhyme scheme of 'A Poison Tree'
Rhyme scheme of 'A Poison Tree'
AABB (rhyming couplets)
Effect of AABB rhyme scheme
Effect of AABB rhyme scheme
Childlike quality contrasting with dark subject
Stanza structure in 'A Poison Tree'
Stanza structure in 'A Poison Tree'
Quatrains (four-line stanzas)
What nurtures resentment in the poem?
What nurtures resentment in the poem?
Secrecy
Cost of revenge in the poem
Cost of revenge in the poem
Loss of humanity and compassion
Genre/form: 'A Poison Tree' reads as
Genre/form: 'A Poison Tree' reads as
Allegory about destructive nature of hidden anger