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A Poison Tree QnA

The document summarizes a poem titled "A Poison Tree" through a series of 20 multiple choice and short answer questions about the poem. The questions probe the emotions expressed in the poem, the symbolism of the tree, and how the persona's anger grows over time until their foe dies beneath the tree, leaving the persona feeling glad.

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A Poison Tree QnA

The document summarizes a poem titled "A Poison Tree" through a series of 20 multiple choice and short answer questions about the poem. The questions probe the emotions expressed in the poem, the symbolism of the tree, and how the persona's anger grows over time until their foe dies beneath the tree, leaving the persona feeling glad.

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A POISON TREE : EXERCISE 1

1. What emotion is expressed in Stanza 1?


Anger
2. Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as “dishonest”?
Deceitful
3. 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
4. What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your enemy? Suggest 2 ways.

1.Talk to my enemy and solve the problem


2. ignore my enemy
5. In stanza 1, what happened to the persona when he did not express his anger?
His anger intensified / grew.
6. In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to?
The apple referred to the persona’s anger / hatred.
7. In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy?
He felt happy because his foe fell into his trap.
8. 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
9. What did the persona do when he was angry with his friend?
He told him his wrath and the wrath was gone.
10. 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
11. In stanza 3, what does the word it refers to?
The persona’s anger / the poison tree / the tree
12. 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.
13. In stanza 1, who is the persona angry with?
His friend/ his enemy/ his foe
14. Which word in stanza 1 shows the persona is similar to an apple tree?
Grow
15.In stanza 2, what does the word ‘it’ refers to?
The wrath
16.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.
17. Which phrase is stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger to
himself’
“I told it not”
18. What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthily?
He watered it with tears / He sunned it with smiles/ He sunned it with soft
deceitful wiles
19. ‘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
20. Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give a
reason for your answer.

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