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The poem’s central contrast

The poem’s central contrast

Blake contrasts two ways of dealing with anger. When the speaker is angry with a friend, he speaks openly and the anger ends; when he is angry with an enemy, he hides it and allows it to grow.

2.2.1 A Poison Tree by William Blake Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.2.1 A Poison Tree by William Blake

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2.2.1 A Poison Tree by William Blake. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the post-1914 text, the 19th-century novel, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since the unseen and comparison sections are usually the most time-pressured on exam day.

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