Compare and Contrast "You in Anger", and "Poison Tree" paying attention to how diction form and structure contribute to the meaning.

... Compare and Contrast "You in Anger", and "Poison Tree" paying attention to how diction form and structure contribute to the meaning. The two poems have two entirely different themes but a common subject of Anger. The theme of Poison tree is the development of anger if it is not confronted. The second difference is that Poison Tree is allegorical and metaphorical. It is told in stages of growth and development. It tells one story through another. The beginning passage describes how the poet was angry with his friend and, therefore, confronted his friend. It shows how when the anger is confronted, it can be allowed to pass and both individuals can move on. The poet told his friend that he was angry because he obviously cared for his friend and their relationship and did not want to build up his angry so that it could grow to make him resentful and

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