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A Poison Tree by William Blake
A Poison Tree by William Blake
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1
Read the third stanza, what does the speaker's anger become?
subsided
An apple
Fury
2
The apple in "A Poison Tree" is which literary term?
Symbolism
Simile
Personification
3
Using context clues, what does the word "beheld" mean?
To hold
To see
4
What does "poison" refer to?
anger
lies
poisoned apple
5
Why was the speaker not angry at his friend?
Because he talked to his friend about his anger
It's easier to be angry with an enemyB
Because he was his friend
6
What did the speaker use for sunshine?
His smiles
Lamp
the sun
7
What might you infer the meaning of the last two lines?
His foe was laying under the tree to annoy him.
His enemy ate the apple and was laying dead under the tree.
8
What sentence best summarizes the first two lines in the stanza?
I was angry at my enemy and now I'm not.
I was angry but now I'm not.
My anger ended because I talked about it
9
How could you paraphrase "And into my garden stole"?
My foe sneaked into my garden
My foe stole something out of my garden.
My foe stole my garden
10
What figurative language is being used to compare the anger to a plant?
metaphor
personification
simile
11
The theme of the poem might be.....
The suppression of anger is what makes it grow.
Anger always grows.
You should never be angry at a friend.
12
What is a good summary for stanza three?
The speaker's anger grew.
The speaker's anger became a shiny apple that his foe wanted
The speakers anger became an apple.
13
How is the speaker "watering" his anger?
water
sunshine
fears and tears
14
What sentence best summarizes lines 3 & 4 in the poem?
I was angry at a enemy but didn't talk and it grew.
My anger grew.
I was mad at my enemy but not anymore.
15
Why do you think the title is "A Poison Tree"?
Because apples grow from trees
Because the plant grew into a tree
Because like a tree grows, so did the speaker's anger
16
What figurative language is used for this line, "When the night had veiled the pole;"?
simile
metaphor
personification
17
Read the second stanza. What is the speaker comparing his anger to in this stanza?
The sun
Water
A plant
18
What is he saying about his anger?
He grows it by getting in the sun.
He waters his anger, so it grows.
He's happy about it, so it grows.
19
Look at stanza 1, using context clues what does the word "wrath" mean?
Extreme anger
Enemy
Sadness
20
Using context clues, what does "deceitful wiles" mean?
trickery
fun pranks
brains
21
Looking at stanza 1, and using context clues, what does the word "foe" mean?
Enemy
Friend
Anger
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Using context clues, what does the word "veil" mean, "When the night had veiled the pole;"?
The night has covered the bright North Star.
It is really dark out.
Something that covers the face.
