Question

poem : the poison tree.

1. Did his foe survive after stealing this fruit?
2. what does the apple refer to in the poem?
3. what is the emotion emphasized by the poet throughout the poem?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Because it was grown in order to be irresistible. That is the purpose of its existence. If you think, “but he didn’t have to take it,” then you’re missing why it’s there.

The plot of the poem clarified the reason for the theft of the fruit. Out of anger, the speaker grows the tree. He nurtures its shining beauty for no identifiable reason, except for the corruption of the neighbour through envy and desire, and his subsequent death.

Now compare this to the Garden of Eden story: There’s a forbidden tree, an irresistible fruit, a theft of the fruit, and death is its consequence. It’s the same story. Therefore, the speaker in the poem is God.

This is a really strange poem. If people understood it, Blake would have been in so much trouble.

Answer 2

Answer:

Apple symbolism in Poison Tree

“A Poison Tree” Symbols

Because the speaker did not "tell" of his or her "wrath," that "wrath" grows. ... At the same time, the apple also symbolizes the way in which the speaker's anger has taken on a life of its own, becomes something that even the speaker's foe can see, and in so doing becomes able to "poison" others.