An Analysis of The Poison Tree and Anger Management

An Analysis of The Poison Tree and Anger Management

The Poison Tree is a poem in which William Blake explains human nature. The poison tree is a metaphor that is eye-catching to the reader. Reading through the poem, the reader can understand that anger can be displayed as goodwill or nurtured to destroy. The poem begins by alluding that the speaker is angry with a friend; he, however, speaks to the friend, and the matter is resolved, and, therefore, the anger is resolved (Zamzia & Heidar 114). The speaker is also angry with the enemy this time.…