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    Poem A Poison Tree : Questions + Answers

     -What emotion is expressed in Stanza 1 ?


    Anger

     -Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as


    “dishonest”?
    Deceitful

     -What happened to the persona’s foe eventually and how did the
    persona react to this?
    The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe    outstretched beneath
    the tree

     -What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your


    enemy? Suggest 2 ways.
     Talk to my enemy and solve the problem
     ignore my enemy
    ………………………………………………………………………………………

     -In stanza 1, what happened to the persona when he did not express
    his anger?
    His anger intensified / grew.

     -In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to?


    The apple referred to the persona’s anger / hatred.

     -In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy?


    He felt happy because his foe fell into his trap.

    He felt happy because his foe died under the tree.

     -In this poem, the persona was angry with his foe. If you were the
    persona’s friend, what advice would  you give to him?
    Advice 1  . I would advise my friend to speak honestly to his foe so they could clear
    the misunderstanding between them

    Advice 2:  I would advise my friend to forgive his foe because being angry would only
    hurt him and his foe

    …………………………………………………………….

     -What did the persona do when he was angry with his friend?
    He told him his wrath and the wrath was gone.

     -In stanza 2, how did the persona allow his anger to grow?
    He watered it in fears and tears and sunned it with smiles and deceitful wiles

     -In stanza 3, what does the word it refer to?


    The persona’s anger / the poison tree / the tree
     -If you were the persona, would you have been glad to see your “foe
    outstretched beneath the tree”? Give a reason to support your answer.
    Yes because he had done something bad to me. OR

    No, because we could have forgiven each other’s mistake.

    ………………………………………………………………………………………

     -In stanza 1, who is the persona angry with?


    His friend/ his enemy/ his foe ( ONLY ONE ANSWER)

     -Which word in stanza 1 shows the persona is similar to an apple


    tree?
    Grow

     -In stanza 2, what does the word ‘it’ refer to?


    The wrath

     -How would you feel if you had a misunderstanding with your


    friend? Explain.
    Feelings : upset/sad/ unhappy    [ 1 mark ]

    Explanation  I have no one to talk to.

    ………………………………………………………………………………………

     -Which phrase is stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger
    to himself’
    I told it not

     -What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthily?
    CHOOSE ONE:

    He watered it with tears / He sunned it with smiles/ He sunned it with soft deceitful
    wiles

     -‘In the morning glad I see


    -My foe outstretched beneath the tree’
    -In your opinion, how did the persona feel that morning?
    The persona felt happy/ excited/ glad/ contented

     -Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give a reason for your
    answer.
    No, because it is wrong to kill someone.

    Yes because the persona felt contented.

    ………………………………………………………………………

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