A POISON TREE
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- Q 1/15Score 0In the line: "I told my wrath, my wrath did end," what does the word 'wrath' mean?29extreme happinessendless joyextreme angeroverly fearful
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- Q1In the line: "I told my wrath, my wrath did end," what does the word 'wrath' mean?extreme happinessendless joyextreme angeroverly fearful30s
- Q2William Blake is the _________ of "A Poison Tree."playwrightcomposerpoetauthor30s
- Q3Nephew is to Niece as Friend is tofoefiendtraitorfamily30s
- Q4"A Poison Tree" is written from which Point of View?3rd Person4th Person1st Person2nd Person30s
- Q5In the poem the speaker uses the tree asa metaphor of his/her wrathan imagery of his/her discontenta simile of his/her anguisha persona of his/her feelings30s
- Q6In Line 13 the speaker tells us that his foe "stole" into his garden. What is the definition of stole?flewrodesneakeddrove30s
- Q7The speaker's garden is _______________ in that it seems like the place in our mind where we let our anger grow until it becomes destructive.metaphoricalparadoxicalrhythmichyperbolic30s
- Q8The theme of the poem is abouthow one's powerful anger can lead to destructionhow envy is a poisonous thinghow anger can be transformed into lovehow anger can be turned into something edible30s
- Q9The apple is symbol ofangerkindnessvengeancelove30s
- Q10Why did the wrath or anger towards the foe grow within the speaker?because he/she did not say anything about it to the foebecause he/she liked the foe very much and did not know how to express his/her feelingsbecause he/she expressed how much he/she hated the foebecause he/she was afraid to say something to foe in fear that he/she might be killed30s
- Q11The tone of the poem conveysferociousnesssimplicityconfusionfury30s
- Q12What does the speaker use to water his anger?water and icethoughts and prayersfears and layerstears and fears30s
- Q13Why is it ironic for the speaker to use an apple as the poison that kills his foe?because an apple is an unhealthy fruit and it's being used rightly to nurture the foebecause an apple is a sign of reality for the foe's fate as per the speaker's attitudebecause an apple is sweet and juicy and it's being mixed with the plot that the speaker has to kill his/her enemybecause an apple is a healthy fruit that is being used as a bad thing for his/her foe's health30s
- Q14Which word/phrase helps to explain the meaning of the word 'wiles in the lines 7-8? "And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles."softsunnedsmilesdeceitful30s
- Q15As the poet waters his anger with his tears, what happens to the anger?it disperses more seeds of anger to other people around himit grows tremendously and becomes more dangerousit dies and is soon forgottenit bears multiple fruits for all to eat30s
