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WilliamBlakewasbornin1757andwasoriginallyanengraver.Hebeganaddingtextto
hisengravingsintheformofpoemsandhewasinterestedasmuchinthepresentationof
poemsasthepoemsthemselves.In1789hepublishedanillustratedsetofpoemscalled
Songs of Innocence and in 1793 followed this with Songs of Experience (from which A
PoisonTreecomes).Thefollowingyear,hecombinedthesetwosetsofpoems,publishing
asSongsofInnocenceandExperienceShowingtheTwoContraryStatesoftheHuman
Soul.
The first set of poems is, therefore, generally hopeful and positive while the second set
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tendstobemorenegativeandpessimistic.
Blake was a deeply religious man and this shows in the moral nature of his work. His
poetry was not really wellregarded during his own life. Today he is regarded as a man hitcounter
aheadofhistimeandheisnowthoughtofasamajorpoeticwriter.
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Iwasangrywithmyfriend
Itoldmywrath,mywrathdidend.
Iwasangrywithmyfoe:
Itolditnot,mywrathdidgrow.

AndIwaterditinfears,
Night&morningwithmytears:
AndIsunneditwithsmiles,
Follow
Andwithsoftdeceitfulwiles.

Anditgrewbothdayandnight. WORLDTIMESERVERCLOCK
Tillitboreanapplebright.
Andmyfoebehelditshine,
Andheknewthatitwasmine.

Andintomygardenstole,
Whenthenighthadveildthepole
InthemorninggladIsee
Myfoeoutstretchedbeneaththetree.

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LindaR.Ranieri
WestChesterUniversity
ExplicationofWilliamBlakes
"APoisonTree"(1794)
KUALALUMPUR
William Blakes "A Poison Tree" (1794) stands as one of his most intriguing poems,
memorableforitsvengefulfeelandsinisteractofdeceit.Blakewantstoimpartamoral
lessonhere,pointingofcoursetotheexperiencewegaininourhumanexistenceatthe Therewasanerrorinthisgadget
cost of our innocence. With this poem, he suggests that holding a grudge (suppressed
anger left unchecked) can be fatal to the self as well as the object of wrath. Through
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images,punctuation,andwordchoice,Blakewarnsthatremainingsilentaboutouranger
2017(2)
only hinders personal and spiritual growth, making us bitter, and that a grudge left
uncheckedbecomesdangerous,evenmurderous. 2016(14)
December(5)
November(1)
Stanza1:
Blakecommentsontheneedtoconfrontaproblemifpeaceandhappinessaretoprevail. October(4)
Whenthespeaker"tells"hiswrath,it"ends,"butwhenhe"tellsitnot,"hisanger"grows." September(1)
Likeanappleseedfallingontofertilesoil,thespeakersrepressedangergerminatesand April(2)
becomestheoneobsessioninhislife.Inthefirstcouplet,Blakeconveystheimageofa
APOISONTREEBYWILLIAM
plant being uprooted, nipping in the bud (as it were) a misunderstanding between the BLAKEWilliamBlakewa...
speakerandhisfriend.Insharpcontrast,thespeakerholdsbackfromadmittingangerto
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his foe in the following couplet, allowing it to fester within. With simple language, Blake BYCHARLESCAUSLEY
neatly establishes the root of the poem, ending this first stanza with the foreshadowing
"grow"(4). January(1)

2015(18)
Stanza2:
Itdepictsthespeakerstreatmentandnurturingbehaviortowardshisinternalizedwrath,as 2012(77)
hetendstoitlikeabelovedplanthere,Blakestressesthe"wrath=plant"metaphorthatis
inherenttothepoem.Hisangerbecomesalivingentitythathe"waters"and"suns"with
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"tears"and"wiles,"andmakingittogrow"bothnightandday"(9),hintingathisunfolding
scheme against his foe. In describing his attentive care towards this wrath/plant, the
speakerunintentionallyrevealshisunnaturalobsessionwithgettingrevenge,whilepointing
totheslowlyemergingangerasaforceofitsownthatslowlyconsumesthespeaker.
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Stanza3: Greetings.Learningnewthingssparkup
Thespeakersvigilanceresultsin"anapplebright"(10)inthethirdstanzasimilartothe theoldspiritinmeandkeepmegoing
applefromtheTreeofForbiddenKnowledge,thisfruitstandsatonceasaharbingerof strongintheneweraofcommunication.
danger and a tantalizing temptation for the speakers unsuspecting foe. The speaker So,joinme.
becomes the Serpent that tempted Eve, capitalizing on and exploiting the Deadly Sin of Viewmycompleteprofile
Envybyallowinghisfoeto"beholditsshine"(11).Thecraftyspeakerbragsaboutreading
his foes mind: "And my foe beheld it shine, / and he knew that it was mine" (1112),
implying the ease with which he could fool his enemy by taking advantage of his foes
natural curiosity and covetousness. Blake ends this stanza with a comma instead of a
period,acceleratingthefatallineofactionintothefourthandfinalstanza,fillingthereader
withdreadandanticipation.
Thefoefallsfortheruse,deceptiveinhisownrightashestealthilyslipsintothespeakers
garden to steal the shiny object (and proving the speakers suspicions right). Blake
combinestheactsofbreakingandenteringandoftheftintotheword"stole"attheendof
Line13(anironiclinechoice,too,ifoneissuperstitious),withnoendingpunctuationthat
wouldletthereaderhesitateorstopforabreath.

Andmyfoebehelditshine,
Andheknewthatitwasmine,
Andintomygardenstole
Whenthenighthadveiledthepole:

(Lines1114)

Stanza4:
Whentakentogether,thesefourlinespowerfullysweepthereaderintothepoemsclimax.
Underveilofnight,envyandcuriositygetthebetterofthefoeasthespeakerforesaw
sneakingintothegardenasdarknessenvelopesthe"pole"ortree,implyingthatwhatever
the foes intentions, they will remain unknown. The reader waits with anticipation and
dread for the final blow, knowing what will come yet wanting to see how ends. Blake
furtheraddstothedramabyendingLine14withacolon,settingupthereaderforwhat
s/hethinkswillbethepoemsmostpowerfulimage.

Yetthereaderdoesnotlearnwhathappenstothefoe.Thefinalimageconveyedinthe
last couplet is of the foe lying "outstretched beneath the tree" (16), breaking the poems
flow of action by flashing forward to the following morning. With the dawn comes the
poemsresolution:thespeakeris"glad[to]see"hisfoedead,apparentlyfromingestingthe
poison apple. The speaker seems satisfied that his scheme of deception has worked,
gettingridofhissourceofwrathbypoisoningitwithhisuncheckedangeranddesirefor
revenge.

But why does Blake omit the murder scene from the story? Perhaps he wants to
emphasizethemurderousmeansthespeakerhastakentoavengehimselfofhisenemy.
Moreaccurately,Blakereflectsthespeakersframeofmindinthisomission:ashewants
tokillhisenemy,healsowishestokillhisconscience,blottingouttheactofmurderashe
blotsoutthesourceofhisirrationalanger.Thespeakerrealizesheismorallywrong,but
getssocaughtupinthemomentandtheseemingbrillianceofhisschemethatcannotstop
himself from seeing it through. Unchecked anger drives the speaker to commit this
murderousact,angerhecannotorrefusestoacknowledgefromthestartofthepoem.The
mortal sin of murder will forever stain his hands he cannot go on with living unless he
suppressestheevent,ashedidhiswrath.

"APoisonTree"isaconfessionwithoutactuallynamingordescribingthecrimeitself.The
speakertakesthetimetobragabouthowheimplementedhisplan,withoutadmittinghis
crime.Thusthispoemsimpactliesinthedangersthatcanarisefromallowingonesanger
to grow unchecked and take over our minds, hearts, and souls, like a wild plant in the
gardenofourexperience.

Summary

This meditation on the


natureofwrathofferstwowaysofdealingwithonan
offence.Whenthespeakerisangrywithhisfriend,he
told the friend of it and his wrath did end. However, when he was angry with his
enemy, he kept the anger hidden, allowing it to grow. His wrath, which is watered in

fears and sunned with smiles, And with soft deceitful


wiles,growsintothepoisontreeofthetitle.Thetreebearsanapplebrightthatthe
speakers enemy desires the greedy enemy takes the fruit, even though he knows it
belongstothespeaker,andeatsit.

Thenextmorningthespeakerisgladtoseehisfoeoutstretchd
beneaththetree.

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Ahelpinghand:
1.wrath
belligerencearousedbyarealorsupposedwrong
Iwasangrywithmyfriend:
Itoldmywrath,mywrathdidend.
2.foe
apersonalenemy
Iwasangrywithmyfoe:
Itolditnot,mywrathdidgrow.
3.deceitful
markedbydeliberatedeceptiveness
AndIwatereditinfears,
Nightandmorningwithmytears:
AndIsunneditwithsmiles,
Andwithsoftdeceitfulwiles.
4.wile
theuseoftrickstodeceivesomeone
AndIwatereditinfears,
Nightandmorningwithmytears:
AndIsunneditwithsmiles,
Andwithsoftdeceitfulwiles.
5.bear
bringforth
Anditgrewbothdayandnight,
Tillitboreanapplebright.
6.behold
seewithattention
Andmyfoebehelditshine.
Andheknewthatitwasmine.
7.steal
movestealthily
Andintomygardenstole
8.veil
toobscureorconceal
Whenthenighthadveiledthepole
9.pole
oneoftwopointsofintersectionoftheEarth'saxisandthecelestialsphere
Whenthenighthadveiledthepole
10.outstretched
fullyextendedespeciallyinlength
InthemorninggladIsee
Myfoeoutstretchedbeneaththetree.

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