Poem - A Poison Tree

1. In stanza 1, what did the persona do when he was angry with his friend?

• A) He scolded his friend

• B) He didn't care about him

• C) He told his friend about it

• D) He cried alone in the room

2. In stanza 1, what happened when the persona was angry with his foe?

• A) He fought with his enemy

• B) He just kept quiet

• C) He told his mother about it

• D) He punched him onto his face

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3. Refer to stanza 1, in your own words, describe “my wrath did grow” about the persona?

• A ) His anger descreased

• B) His anger increased

• C) His anger was controllable

• D) His anger declined

4. In stanza 2, 1. all these things the persona did to make his anger grow EXCEPT :

• A) Watered it in fears

• B) Sunned it with smiles

• C) Watered it with tears

• D) Sunned it with anger

5. In stanza 2, what did the persona do to pretend that he was not angry?

• A) He smiled to his foe

• B) He watered the tree

• C) He sunned it with happiness

• D) He grew the tree of anger

6.. In stanza 2, which phrase suggests that the persona had planned a devious strategy?

• A) watered it in fears

• B) with my tears

• C) sunned it with smiles

• D) with soft deceitful wiles

7. In stanza 3, what does “it” refer to?

• A) foe

• B) day and night

• C) tree of anger

• D) persona

9. Which word has same meaning with anger?

• A) foe

• B) wrath

• C) beheld

• D) deceitful

10 . What is the meaning of 'foe' ?

• A ) friend

• B) lover

• C) enemy

• D) classmate

What happens to the speaker’s anger towards their enemy, or foe?

• It worsens as the speaker becomes frightened.

• It grows just as a plant grows.

• It dies from being watered too much.

• It decreases as time goes by so he gets over it.