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10 Cards in this Set
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Poison Tree Overall meaning |
Do not keep your anger in, it can lead to bad things occurring it is better to resolve the problem |
Anger |
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Poison Tree Context |
William Blake was born in 1751 and was originally an engraver. He is a deeply religious man and this is shows in the moral nature of his work. He was not a well-regarded poet of his time but now he is a major poetic writer. |
1751 |
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Poison Tree Structural Devices used with quotes and why there were used. |
Rhyming Couplets, “my foe beheld it shine and he knew that it was mine” - causes a straightforward approach allowing it to be read easily which comes in contrast with the difficult human emotions.
Enjambment, “I was angry with my friend, I told my wrath, my wrath did end” - shows the passions which the writer feels for this poem and creates a anger like tone which is what this poem is about |
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Poison Tree Language devices used with quotes and meaning |
Imagery, “And into my garden stole” - creating a vivid image consisting with the rest of the poem
Metaphor, “And I water‘ it in fears” - How his anger kept growing in a sense of a Tree
Repetition of and, “And I sunned it with smiles” - helps build up intensity of the poem |
And and and and |
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Poison Tree Tone Present or Past Tense? |
Tone is angry which shows how the anger is still there - showing that you should always forgive someone and stop your anger.
Past Tense - shows how it has already happened and this was what came of it |
Grrrrr |
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Cousin Kate Context |
Victorian Era Poet who was born in 1830 and died in 1894. Remained unmarried but was a devoured Christian who was a member of CofE. Grew up around poetry and gothic literature. |
1830 - 1894 |
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Cousin Kate Overall Meaning |
Lover seduced her when she was a innocent low-born “cottage madien” so she became his mistress but then he ended up marrying her Cousin Kate instead
Feels betrayed by her cousin Revels a revenge which was by having a son with the lord |
Betrayal |
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Cousin Kate Structural Devices |
Enjambement, “I was a cottage maiden hardened by sun and air....” - shows the anger she feels and creates the writing to seem like a rant
Written in a Monologue, “You grow more fair than I” - makes you feel empathy for her and makes you seem like cousin Kate due to it saying you |
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Cousin Kate Language Devices with quotes and meaning |
Metaphor, “Yet I’ve a a gift you have not got” - compares her son to a gift showing she thinks her. child is a something precious and close to her heart
Juxtaposition, “My faired hair son, my shame, my pride” - creates tension because she cares about him a lot but doesn’t like how he came into this world.
Simile, “he changed me like a glove” - shows how little power she has against him and creates a image in readers head
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Cousin Kate Tone Present or Past Tense? |
Tone is one of anger- shows how she feels extremely betrayed by her own cousin
Past Tense- shows how it has already occurred and it has left her alone with her son |
Grrrr |
