Poetry Analysis—TYPCASTT Level 0 30 points

Y YOUR DICTIONARY (2 Sunned- to sit or lie in the sun.

points) foe-enemy
Must look up and define at
least 4 words that you are
unfamiliar with
P PARAPHRASE (6 points) The speaker is mad at his friend and he told his friend and he wasn´t mad
Write one-two sentences anymore but when he was mad at his enemy, when he told him he was still
for each of the 4 divided mad.
sections. He cried a lot and the anger grew and grew and when he was happy it grew
too.
The tree of anger grew and grew an apple. His enemy took it from the tree
knowing it was his.
The speaker returned to the tree to see his enemy dead under the tree
because the apple was poison.
C CONNOTATION (12 points; In the poem the speaker uses a lot of symbolism. The “tree” of sorts is a
4 for each element) symbol for the speaker’s anger in the poem and when he found his “foe
Choose three poetic outstretched beneath the tree” (16) it was not the apple that killed him. It
elements to discuss. Write most likely was the speaker genuinely killing him.
three sentences for each.
● The first sentence
should define the
poetic element. (1
pt.)
● The second
sentence should
include a quote
from the poem
that supports
your definition. (1
pt.)
● The third
sentence should
explain why the
quote supports
the definition. (2
pts.)
A ATTITUDE / TONE (4 The tone of the poem is somewhat evil and malicious. It sounds as if the
points) speaker almost wanted his foe to die, “And I waterd it in fears, / Night &
Write at least two morning with my tears” (Blake 5).
sentences. Support by
using words from the
poem.
S SHIFTS (4 points) The shifts in the poem occur when the speaker shifts from talking about his
Write at least three friend to his foe and when he shifts from “[watering] it in fears” (5) to
sentences. “[sunning] it with smiles” (7). The change in tone from an evil, sad tone to a
● Identify where kind, soft happy, tone.
the shifts occur.
● Explain why they
are shifts
(support).
T TITLE (1 point) The title “A Poison Tree” is actually the speaker’s poison thoughts about his
 Write one sentence. foe.

T THEME (1 point) The theme of the poem is that sometimes letting wrath fester can lead to
Write one sentence. severe consequences.

1. Bronte utilizes cold and hot imagery so literally in the novel to symbolize Jane and her inner conflicts and
emotions at that point in time. To aide the reader in understanding in what is going on in Jane’s mind the
literal temperature of the scene will reflect her.
2. Jane feels so guilty when her aunt disrespects her for her entire life after her uncle dies because she feels
it may remind her aunt off her uncle and the fact that her husband died.
3. The language in the passage does not place Jane in a negative light. The wording makes Jane sound
remorseful and makes the readers empathetic towards Jane.
4. Since the story of Jane’s childhood is told from the perspective of older Jane I do believe that this skews
with the way the story is told and perceived. Since the story is told by an older Jane, her life lessons and
themes she has taken away from life do impact how the story is told.