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Where on the poison tree poem use figurative language?

In William Blake's poem "The Poison Tree," figurative language is used in the following instances:

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).

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