Read the poem.
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,begin bold,A Poison Tree,end bold,
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.
And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears,
And I sunned it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright,
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,—
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning, glad, I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
("A Poison Tree" by William Blake)
Question
The poem's theme centers on the dangers of not expressing one's emotions.
Which option ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, describes how the poet helps the reader understand this theme?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
The poet repeats words related to daytime and nighttime to develop the theme.
2.
The poet compares the characteristics of friends and foes to illustrate the theme.
3.
The poet uses an extended metaphor of a tree that grows and bears fruit to convey the theme.
4.
The poet describes an apple as a symbolic peace offering that is rejected to represent the theme.