A POISON TREE
By SAALENI MURUGIAH SMK BANDAR BARU PERDA
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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry wit 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 with soft deceitful wiles.

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,

And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
                                                                                                                     William Blake
In stanza 1, what is the persona's reaction when he is angry with his friend?
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In stanza 2, which line shows that the persona hid his anger with lies and pretended everything was fine?
1 point
"In the morning glad I see                                                                                                                                                                                            My foe outstretched beneath the tree."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Why do you think the persona is glad?
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The persona has suppressed his anger.                                                                                                                                                                                                   How would you deal with feelings of anger for someone?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Give two suggestions.
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In stanza 1, what is personified?
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In stanza 2, why do you think the persona was full of 'soft deceitful wiles'?
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In stanza 4, what do you think the persona sees in the morning?
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In your opinion, what can anger do to a person?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Explain.
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What happened when the persona told his friend about his anger?
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What did the persona do when he was angry with his enemy?
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What does the word 'it' in line 1 of stanza 2 refer to?
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What phrase in stanza 2 tells us that the persona thought about his anger constantly?
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What phrase in stanza 2 tells us that the persona cannot be trusted?
1 point
What does the 'apple' in stanza 3 symbolize?
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What does the word 'stole' in stanza 4 mean?
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According to stanza 4, what do you think the persona's foe did in the garden?
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Why do you think the persona's foe was 'outstretched' under the tree?
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How did the persona feel when he saw his foe 'outstretched' in his garden?
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What is your opinion of the persona's behaviour towards his foe?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What advice would you give to the persona?
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What moral lesson have you learnt from the poem?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Based on the lesson you have learnt, how would you change your behaviour?
2 points
What is the poem about?
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What is the toe of stanza 2?
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In stanza 2, how did the persona nurture his anger?
2 points
From stanza 2, give one word to describe the persona's behaviour?
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Which lines in stanza 3 indicate that the persona's anger did not stop?
1 point
What does the apple symbolise in the third stanza?
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What did the persona's enemy do with the apple?
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Based on the poem, what happens to a person who is very angry with someone?                                                                                                How should we deal with our anger?
2 points
Based on the poem what do you think is the difference between a friend and an enemy?
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Why do you think the persona's 'wrath did grow' towards his enemy?
1 point
What does the phrase 'deceitful wiles' tell you about the persona?
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What interests you most about the poem? Why?
2 points
State one moral value you can learn from this poem.
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What is the main theme of this poem?
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Give one word to describe the persona.
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What lesson have you learnt from this poem?
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How did the persona end his 'wrath' with his friend?
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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                                                                                                                                                                                               To what is "it" compared to in this stanza?
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What is the main theme portrayed in this poem?
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Do you think what the persona did to his foe was right?                                                                                                                                                                         Give a reason for your answer.
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