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A Poison Tree Quiz
A Poison Tree Quiz
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How many characters are in the poem?
1
2
3
4
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When was William Blake alive?
1834-1907
1924-2010
1757-1827
1578-1643
3
Where does "A Poison Tree" take place?
speaker's garden
speaker's house
speaker's pool
speaker's restaurant
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When was "A Poison Tree" published?
1794
1795
1792
1793
5
What happens to the speaker's foe?
he hugs a tree
he is dead
he lives
he is unconsious
6
What is the meter?
dactylic tetrameter
anapestic tetrameter
iambic tetrameter
trochaic tetrameter
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What is the rhyme scheme?
AHBB
ABAB
ABBA
AABB
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How does the speaker kill his foe?
drowning him
using a poison apple
starving him
stabbing him to death
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Who is the author?
William Smith
William Sonoma
William Blake
William Henry
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What is the poem about?
a loving man who kills his foe
an enthusiastic foe who picks a flower
an angry man who kills his foe
a little girl growing a poison tree
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What is the message of the poem?
have fun while you still live
suppressing happiness leads to the growth of happiness
destroy your enemy
suppressing anger leads to the growth of anger
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Which kinds of literary elements are found in the poem?
irony
symbolism
pun
metaphor
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What does the apple on the tree represent?
the future
speaker's growing anger
a sweet fruit
speaker's love
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What kind of fruit does the tree grow?
mango
banana
apple
pear