A Poison Tree by Anadi Zuniga

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A Poison Tree

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A POISON TREE

POEM BY WILLIAM BLAKE

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ABOUT WILLIAM BLAKE

Born: Nov 28, 1757 Died: Aug 12, 1827

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WHO IS THE SPEAKER?

A PERSON THAT IS DEPRESSED ABOUT SOMETHING

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RHYME PATTERN

AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH

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RHYME SCHEME

IT IS ALSO HAS AN EXTERNAL RHYME

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REPETITION

IT REPEATS THE WORDS WRATH AND FOE; USED TO SHOW THE DEPRESSION

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FORM

THERE ARE 16 LINES, AND 4 STANZAS

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ALLITERATION

WAS, WITH AND WRATH OF THE 1ST STANZA

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ASSONANCE

NIGHT, IT, IN, MORNING, WITH AND DECEITFUL IN THE 2ND STANZA

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PERSONIFICATION

'WHEN THE NIGHT HAD VEILED THE POLE' OF THE 4TH STANZA

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METAPHORS

THE WHOLE POEM IS A METAPHOR

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LITERAL MEANING

A PERSON GROWS A TREE, SOMEONE EATS THE FRUIT AND GETS POISONED

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FIGURATIVE MEANING

A PERSON WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT SOMETHING

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