The Poison Tree (Stanza 3)

The Poison Tree

(Stanza 3)

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‘And it grew both day and night.’

What does it refer?

• Anger

• apple tree

Multiple Choice

In stanza 3, which line indicates that the speaker’s wrath increased over time?

• 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

Multiple Choice

From day to night, what happens to the persona's anger?

• The anger slowly disappeared.

• The persona's anger grows and grows as it festers inside him.

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What does the apple symbolise?

• The persona’s anger

• The persona’s resentment

• The persona's fruit tree

• The persona's suppressed anger

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What makes the persona's enemy notice the apple on the tree?

• He notices the apple as it is bright

• He notices the apple as it is shining.

• He has always longed for the apple.