A Poison Tree

• Contextual Points-William Blake

  Associated with the poets of english romantic movement therefore he was a romantic poet. He found the beauty of nature
• Metaphor for his heart that has been poisoned by anger

  Till it bore an apple bright
• Sibilance in Poison Tree

  And I sunned it with smiles
• What is the purpose of sibilance in this poem?

  Biblical allusion of adam and eve story making a reference to the untimely downfall of society