A Poison Tree

What is the author's style in A Poison Tree by William Blake?

Asked by bookragstutor on 20 Aug 02:05

Last updated by Cat on 19 Feb 03:16

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Answered by Cat on 19 Feb 03:16

Blake's A Poison Tree is in iambic tetrameter, four iambic feet, but a variation on that pattern is common throughout the poem. In most of the lines, the second beat of the last foot is truncated, or cut off.