Essays on Poison

William Blake’s poem “A Poison Tree” consists of four stanzas with a rhyme scheme of aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff-gg-hh. The poet explores the detrimental consequences of unaddressed anger. Through the use of an extended metaphor, Blake effectively illustrates the idea that if anger is left to brew and intensify, it can lead to regrettable behaviors. Furthermore, Blake incorporates…

Themes in Conor Oberst’s “Poison Oak” The poetic song lyrics of “Poison Oak,” written by songwriter Conor Oberst and performed by Bright Eyes, display many powerful uses of figurative language that give the song a deep meaning and produce strong themes. The puissant and mournful metaphors used by Oberst create important themes that allow the…

The poisoned needle, more specifically known as Pseudo-nitzschia which is a diatom, has been known to cause widespread problems in terms of aquatic food contamination. Specifically, aquatic organisms commonly used for human consumption such as crustaceans and fishes may come in contact with blooms of the aforementioned diatom, leading into contamination. The common name given…

A Poison Tree a poem by William Blake I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And…

Was angry with my friend: told my wrath, my wrath did end. Was angry with my foe: told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears Night & morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till…

To analyze and compare William Blake’s poems “The Human Abstract” and “A Poison Tree”, one must comprehend both his words and the entirety of human nature and the mind. As individuals, we possess various inclinations and vulnerabilities towards all aspects of our daily existence, including nature, emotions, friends, and enemies. Our responses to these inclinations…

Barbara Kingsolver is the writer of many well-written pieces of literature including The Poisonwood Bible. This fresh explores the beauty and adversities that exist in the Belgian Congo in 1959. Told by the married woman and four girls of a ferocious Baptist, Nathan Price, Kingsolver clearly captures the worlds this household and mission went through…

Since hair growth is fed by the bloodstream, the ingestion of drugs of abuse is revealed by analyzing a small sample of hair. Hair testing is the most accurate and effective method of finding users of drugs of abuse. Using a small sample of hair cut at the scalp, hair analysis evaluates the amount of…

O3 the Earth’s ozone layer is increasingly attracting worldwide concern for the global environment and the health effects of life on the Planet Earth. There is not just one particular cause for the ozone’s depletion; the accumulation of different pollutants into our ozone layer has all added up and equaled a worldwide problem. There is…

 ToxicologyToxicology is one of the discipline in sciences which “involve in the study of the actual or potential danger presented by the harmful effects of substances such as poisons on living organisms and the ecosystems, of the relationship of such harmful effects to exposure, and of the mechanisms of action, diagnosis, prevention and treatments”(Biomonitoringinfo, 2008).Toxicity…