Question

outstretched beneath the tree.
hat message or theme is blake trying to convey to the reader? include text
evidence to support your answer.

what causes the speakers wrath to grow? cite specific details from the text to
support your response.

. how does the author develop a moral lesson (allegory) in this poem?

Explanation:

Since the text of the poem (likely William Blake's work, such as "A Poison Tree") is not fully provided and the questions are about literary analysis, here's how to approach them generally (assuming the poem is "A Poison Tree"):

First Question: What message or theme is Blake trying to convey?

Blake's "A Poison Tree" conveys the theme of how repressed anger can grow and become destructive. Textual evidence: The speaker "water'd it in fears, / Night & morning with my tears" (nurturing anger) and later the foe "stole & ate the apple" (the anger leads to the foe's downfall, showing the harm of unaddressed wrath).

The speaker’s wrath grows because they repress it. They "told it not, my wrath did grow" (not communicating anger), then nurture it with "fears" and "tears" (watering the anger) and "sunned it with smiles" (hiding anger, letting it thrive). These actions (repression, nurturing) cause the wrath to grow.

Blake uses allegory: the "wrath" is a metaphor for repressed anger, the "tree" is the growth of that anger, and the "apple" is the destructive result. The speaker’s actions (nurturing wrath) and the foe’s death (from the apple) teach that unaddressed anger harms both and that honesty in expressing feelings is moral. The tree, tears, smiles, and apple all symbolize stages of repressed anger’s development, delivering the lesson.

Answer:

The theme is the destructive nature of repressed anger. The speaker nurtures anger ("water'd it in fears..."), and it grows into a poisoned apple that harms the foe, showing how unexpressed wrath can escalate and cause harm.

Second Question: What causes the speaker’s wrath to grow?