And it bears the fruit of Deceit, Ruddy and sweet to eat; What meaning does the allusion create in this poem? The Tree of Mystery leads people to do wrong, just as Adam and Eve did wrong in the Garden. The Garden of Eden was beautiful and healthy, but the Tree of Mystery is ugly and cannot produce fruit. The Tree of Mystery has a snake in it, which is similar to the snake in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve lied to God, they created the Tree of Mystery.

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Jeffrey Gates

Social Studies

24 October, 20:53

And it bears the fruit of Deceit, Ruddy and sweet to eat; What meaning does the allusion create in this poem? The Tree of Mystery leads people to do wrong, just as Adam and Eve did wrong in the Garden. The Garden of Eden was beautiful and healthy, but the Tree of Mystery is ugly and cannot produce fruit. The Tree of Mystery has a snake in it, which is similar to the snake in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve lied to God, they created the Tree of Mystery.

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Blaze Lloyd · Answer 1

The answer is The Tree of Mystery leads people to do wrong.

Explanation:

The "forbidden fruit" from the Adam and Eve myth is a classic metaphor for falling into tempation. The poem in its integrity explores the dual aspects of humanity's virtues, such as pity and poverty or mercy and tragedy. In relation to the Tree of Mystery analogy, this verse implies that the roots of the tree are humility and the fruit is deceit; the poem also explains that this tree was "planted" in our heads by cruelty.