E4 1.6 [24/25]

Read the first two stanzas from "A Poison Tree" by William Blake.

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 waterd it in fears, 

Night & morning with my tears: 
And I sunned it with smiles, 
And with soft deceitful wiles.

Based on these lines, how does Blake's use of metaphor demonstrate how anger can "grow"? 

• He illustrates how anger can devastate even friendships that are very close.

• He illustrates the deep connection between nature and the speaker himself.

• He compares wrath to an animal that requires a great deal of attention.

• He compares anger to a seed that is nurtured by negative behaviors. 

Read the last two stanzas from "A Poison Tree" by William Blake.

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 veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see; 
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

How does the use of the pronoun "my" impact the extended metaphor of the garden?

• It suggests that the speaker resents the intrusion of others into his garden.

• It suggests that everything within the garden is the speaker's property.

• It indicates that the speaker takes responsibility for what happens within his garden.

• It indicates that the speaker is self-sufficient using what he grows in his garden.

DEFINITION: the formal practice of interpreting, evaluating,
and explaining the meaning and significance of literary works

• perception

• literary criticism

• reader response criticism

• colossus

Which poem is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty?

• On Being Brought From Africa to America

• The New Colossus

• I Remember

• Water

DEFINITION: a statement

that appears to contain two contradictory or incompatible points, but upon closer examination it can reveal a hidden truth to the reader or viewer.

• alliteration

• response

• diabolic

• paradox

DEFINITION: the repetition of similar vowel sounds in accented syllables, followed by different consonant sounds, in words that are close together

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• hyperbole

"What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore"

This is an example of:

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• hyperbole

DEFINITION: the verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive language used to create word pictures

• imagery

• meter

• extended metaphor

• personification

"The chainsaw hummed a tune"

This is an example of:

• imagery

• meter

• extended metaphor

• personification

"and bettyandisabel come dancing="

Who said it?

• Edward Montez

• William Blake

• E.E. Cummings

• Anne Sexton