A Poison Tree

(30-minutes of Literature )

1. What causes the speaker’s anger to grow in stanza 2?

2. In stanza 1, what happens to an anger that is not settled?
3. How did talking to his friend about his anger help the speaker in "A Poison Tree" by William
Blake?
4. What is the lesson of "A Poison Tree" by William Blake?
5. What is the meaning of “night and morning” in "A Poison Tree?"
6. In William Blake's "A Poison Tree," what does the persona compare his anger to?
7. What is the poem "A Poison Tree" mainly about?
8. With whom the persona is angry with in “A Poison Tree”?
9. How is Blake's "A Poison Tree" a parable?
10. What is the difference between anger and wrath?
11. In stanza 1, what may have caused the persona to be angry with his friend?
12. Based on stanza 2, in your opinion do you think did the persona’s enemy realise his
deception? Why?
13. Based on stanza 4, describe the persona’s feelings in the end . Why does he feel that way?
14. What did the persona do to pretend that he was not angry?
15. Which phrase from the poem suggests that the persona had planned a devious strategy?
16. Which line tells us that the persona’s enemy noticed the apple?
17. What may happened to the enemy in the end?
18. In stanza 1, which word in the poem means 'anger'?
19. In stanza 1, give the phrase that says the persona hid his anger
20. In stanza 1, give a reason why the persona's wrath ended.
21. Why do you think the persona was crying?
22. ' And with soft deceitful lies.' What does this line tell us about the persona?
23. 'And it grew both day and night.' What is 'it?
24. What does the apple represent?
25. What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your foe?
26. In the poem, what emotions are so vivid?
27. Do you think that the poet is a deceitful person? State a reason
28. In your opinion, do you think the writer is really full of smiles? Explain
29. In the poem, what was the writer actually watering every day?
30. In your opinion, how does communication breakdown play a role in this poem? Explain