1. Personification:
- "I was angry with my friend" - Anger is attributed to "I," giving it a human characteristic (personification).
2. Metaphor:
- "I told my wrath, my wrath did end." - Wrath is presented as something that can be told and ends like a physical object (metaphor).
3. Symbolism:
- "And I watered it in fears" - Fears symbolize emotional nourishment, representing an emotional process (symbolism).
4. Metaphor/Extended Metaphor:
- "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.-"
The apple tree and its growth symbolize the growth of anger and resentment towards the foe (extended metaphor).
5. Personification:
- "And into my garden stole" - Stealing is attributed to the foe, implying deliberate and secretive action (personification).
6. Metaphor:
- "Then he laughed aloud..." - Laughing aloud represents expressing delight without restraint (metaphor).
7. Hyperbole:
- "It grew so high that I could not reach its fruit" - Exaggeration of the tree's growth emphasizes the intensity of emotional turmoil (hyperbole).
8. Symbolism/Metaphor:
- "And plucked with joy its fruit." - Plucking and joy symbolize taking pleasure in causing harm to the speaker (symbolism/metaphor).
9. Metaphor:
- "And I lay asleep in the shade/of the deadly nightshade" - Lying asleep under the deadly nightshade represents a state of vulnerability and potential harm (metaphor).
10. Metaphor/Symbolism:
- "I grew both day and night" - The speaker's growth mirrors the growth of the tree symbolizing the escalation of negative emotions (metaphor/symbolism).
11. Personification:
- "Till the tree grew so high" - Height is attributed to the tree, treating it as if it were a person capable of growth (personification).