A Poison Tree Paraphrase
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A Poison Tree by William Blake
Lesson Plans by Bridget Baudinet
”A Poison Tree” was published in William Blake’s 1794 poetry collection entitled Songs of Experience. As the title of the collection suggests, “A Poison Tree” delves into the darker side of the human mind, addressing the catastrophic results of suppressed anger.
Storyboard Description
A Poison Tree Paraphrase - Have students paraphrase and illustrate each stanza in A Poison Tree by William Blake in this activity!
Storyboard Text
- 1ST STANZA
- I can't believe you broke my chainsaw!
- I'm so sorry!
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- Ugh. HiM again. I hate this fool.
- 2ND STANZA
- Hey man, good to see you!
- 3RD STANZA
- 4TH STANZA
- The speaker tells his friend what has upset him, they work it out, and the speaker is no longer angry. The speaker doesn't tell his enemy what makes him angry. When he bottles it up, his anger increases.
- The speaker imagines reasons to fear his enemy. His fears and frustrations increase his animosity. But the speaker is not honest with his enemy. He smiles at him and acts friendly, building up a deceitful relationship lacking in trust.
- The speaker’s anger is like a glittering poison that attracts both the speaker and his enemy. Anger and hate become appealing to the speaker, and his enemy is fooled by his deceitful behavior.
- The enemy tries to take advantage of the speaker, but the speaker is one step ahead of him. The speaker’s secret anger poisons and kills his enemy.
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