A Poison Tree by William Blake
Embedded Document Note:"Click on play button to listen The audio of the poem " A poison tree poem audio, explination and lesson plan I was angry with my friend: I told my friend, my friend did sternly chide; I was angry with my love: I told my love, my love did bleed. And I water'd it in fears, Night and morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright; And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine. And into my garden stole, When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see, My foe outstretched beneath the tree. - William Blake Theme of the poem This poem does a great analysis of the destructive tendencies of anger and the importanc...