poetry

A Poison Tree Theme: People should manage their emotions treating others equally well. Point 1: “I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.” Explanation: The poet was angry with two people, one is the poet’s friend, another is the poet’s enemy. However, the poet treated these two people differently, when the poet was angry with his/her friend, they sat down and talked about the anger, then solve the problem; their wrath did end. But on the other hand, when the poet was angry with his/her enemy, the poet did not talk about the anger and let the anger grow. But because the anger grows, there would be some consequences. Point 2: “Till it bore an apple bright … … In the morning, glad, I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree.” Explanation: The anger grown as a tree, and bored an apple. This apple was feed by the poet’s fears, tears, smiles, and the soft deceitful wiles. Which made this apple became a poison apple. The poet made this apple very bright, and he/she knew the enemy was jealous to this apple, and the enemy was going to steal the apple. However, the apple tree finally killed the enemy by using the poison. The poet’s anger leads himself into a road without regret. Connection: The poet wanted to use anger as an example for all the emotions, because the consequences of losing control of anger was clear to see, and easy to understand. After the poet thought about the causes and the consequences; he/she felt regret about what the poet done to the enemy. It’s unfair to the enemy to lose precious life because he/she made the poet angry; the poet discovered this point. Then the poet decided to use a poem to express the thinking of controlling emotions when people treating others and treating others equally well. And hoping the readers who read this poem would understand the theme then doing what the poet wished.