Poison Tree Practice Questions
Poison Tree Practice Questions
Poison Tree Practice Questions
Set 1
Read the following stanzas from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake below and
answer the questions that follow.
(1 mark)
2
(1 mark)
3
Why do you think he did not tell his foe about his wrath?
(1 mark)
4
(2 marks)
Set 2
Read the following stanzas from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake below and
answer the questions that follow.
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
1
(1 mark)
2
In Stanza 2, which phrase suggests that the persona pretended and used tricks?
(1 mark)
3
(1 mark)
4
The persona is happy to see his enemy dead. Do you think he is right to feel that
way? Give a reason.
(2 marks)
Set 3
Read the following stanzas from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake below and
answer the questions that follow.
A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
1
(1 mark)
2
In Stanza 2, which two phrases show that the persona was not sincere?
(1 mark)
3
(1 mark)
4
The persona is very angry and allows his anger to hurt him and the other person.
What other problem do people face today ? How should we deal with it?
Problem:
Solution:
(2 marks)
Set 4
Read the following stanzas from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake below and
answer the questions that follow.
A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
1
(1 mark)
2
In Stanza 2, what does the phrase soft deceitful wiles tell you about the
persona?
(1 mark)
3
(1 mark)
4
What lesson do you learn from this poem? How is this lesson going to help you in
life.
Lesson:
Benefit:
(2 marks)
Set 5
Read the following stanzas from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake below and
answer the questions that follow.
A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
1
(1 mark)
2
In Stanza 2, which phrase tells you that the persona was afraid?
(1 mark)
3
In Stanza 3, which phrase suggests that the persona kept his anger all the time?
(1 mark)
4
Have you ever felt very angry with a friend? How did you deal with it.
Example 1:
Example 2:
(2 marks)