A poison tree

oral presentation on the poem

1. AIMIE NATASSYA BT BADLEE ROSE NURATIKAH BT SHAKERI SITI NUR FAQIHAH BT HAZAMI INTAN SABIRAH BT HAYAZI THE POISON TREE

2. Stanza 1 I was angry with my friend ( LINE 1) I told my wrath, my wrath did end (LINE 2) I was angry with my foe (LINE 3) I told it not, my wrath did grow (LINE 4) Stanza 2 And I watered it in fears (LINE 1) Night and morning with my tear (LINE 2) And I sunned it with smiles (LINE 3) And with soft deceitful wiles (LINE 4) Stanza 3 And it grew both day and night (LINE 1) Till it bore an apple bright (LINE 2) And my foe beheld it shine (LINE 3) And he knew that it was mine (LINE 4) Stanza 4 And into my garden stole (LINE 1) When the night had veiled the pole (LINE 2) In the morning glad I see (LINE 3) My foe outstretched beneath the tree (LINE 4)

3. LINE-BY-LINE MEANING STANZA 1 LINE STANZA 1 LINE-BY-LINE MEANING MEANING OF STANZA 1 1 I was angry with my friend I was angry with my friend I had a misunderstanding with my friend and was angry. I told my friend about my wrath. I got over my anger and forgot it. But when I got angry with my foe, I did not tell him about it. I bottled up my wrath and it intensified. It grew and grew like a plant. 2 I told my wrath, my wrath did end I told my wrath (anger) to my friend and I got over my anger. 3 I was angry with my foe I was angry with my foe (enemy) 4 I told it not, my wrath did grow I did not tell my wrath to my foe, so my anger grew.

4. LINE STANZA 2 LINE-BY-LINE MEANING MEANING OF STANZA 2 1 And I watered it in fears I treated my anger like a plant. A plant needs water and sunshine. Likewise, every day I nourished my wrath with water in the form of fears and tears. My anger grew like a tree. I nourished my anger-tree with anger, suspicion and hatred. I was suspicious of my foe and I was angry with him. But I tricked him to bring him closer to me. Outwardly, I smiled and I was friendly to gain his trust. 2 Night and morning with my tears I also gave my anger-tree sunshine in the form of smiles and cunning tricks. 3 And I sunned it with smiles 4 And with soft deceitful wiles STANZA 2

5. LINE STANZA 3 LINE-BY-LINE MEANING MEANING OF STANZA 3 1 And it grew both day and night My tree of anger grew steadily every day until it bore an apple. Outwardly, it was shiny but it was poisonous. My “tree” was poisonous because it was full of anger, hatred and suspicion. Later, it bore a shiny poison apple. My foe saw it and knew it was mine. 2 Till it bore an apple bright 3 And my foe beheld it shine My enemy saw the shiny apple and he knew it was mine. 4 And he knew it was mine STANZA 3

6. LINE STANZA 4 LINE-BY-LINE MEANING MEANING OF STANZA 4 1 And into my garden stole One night, when darkness hid the pole star, my foe crept into my garden. He stole my apple. (In line 2, “pole” refers to the pole star or North star. It is brightly and stays fixed in the sky). One night when there were no stars, my foe came into my garden and stole my poison apple. He fell into my trap. He ate the apple and died. In the morning, I was happy to see him lying dead under my poison tree. 2 When the night had veiled the pole In the morning, I was happy to see my foe lying dead under the tree. 3 In the morning glad to see 4 My foe outstretched beneath the tree STANZA 4

7. Blake gives his story a perfect setting. In this poem, the persona feels extreme anger. His poisonous tree of anger is in his garden . Later, his poison tree bears a poison apple which tempts his foe. His foe creeps like a thief in the darkness of the night and steal s his apple. Then, he eats it and lies dead under the poison tree in his garden. The next morning , the persona is happy that his foe is dead. SETTING

8. The tone in his poem is one of anger, bitterness, and maliciousness . The persona is extremely angry with his foe. As his anger intensifies, he becomes scheming and murderous. In stanza 4, the tone is also accusing . The persona accuses his foe of stealing his apple in his garden at night. TONE

9. THEMES MORAL VALUES Danger s of harbouring wrath and hatred/ Harbouring ill feelings against someone We must not harbour wrath and hatred against anyone./We must not harbour ill felings against anyone. The dangers of repressing anger/Bottling up ill feelings Suppressing anger is bad for us and those around us./Bottling up feelings is bad for us and those around us. The importance of communicating when there is a misunderstanding When there is a misunderstanding, we should talk about it to resolve our differences. Forgiving and forgetting When there is a misunderstanding, we should forgive ang forget. THEMES AND MORAL VALUES

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