Poem of poison tree by william blake

In the poem “A Poison Tree” by William Blake, it shows how a person’s anger and hatred for his foe, which eventually causes him to seek revenge, overcame him. This essay will discuss the important ideas and emotions that the poet is trying to convey and how he uses poetic techniques to achieve this.
This poem is about how the poet’s anger did not appease when he kept it to himself – “I told it not, my wrath did grow”. This hatred he has for his foe starts growing as he “watered it in fears; Night and morning with my tears”. The poet uses this as a metaphor with plants as plants also need watering to grow but this is ironically negative in the poet’s case as the “plant” which he is growing is nurtured by insecurity and hurt. He then puts on a false front pretending that everything is okay as he “ s...