WorksheetsPOISON TREE (VOCABULARY)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What emotion was expressed in Stanza 1?
unhappy
anger
worried
Which of the following symbolizes the persona's growing anger?
poison
apple
garden
tree
What does the apple symbolize?
The speaker’s foe’s happiness and delight
Temptation
The persona's anger and resentment
The persona’s foe’s interest and curiosity
What is the rhyme scheme of the "Poison Tree"?
ABAB
AABB
ABBA
ABCD
Who is a foe?
Animal
A friend
An enemy
A classmate
From stanza 2,What word has the same meaning as the word dishonest ?
deceitful
sunned
watered
From stanza 2,what did the persona watered with to grow his anger ( the apple tree)
smiles
fears
wiles
tears
In stanza 4, the word outstretched means
slept
sat
dead
relaxed
In the end of the poem, what happens to the persona’s foe?
The persona and the foe become friends.
The persona finds his foe dead on the ground.
The persona continues to grow apple trees.
The persona finds his foe taking a nap beneath the apple tree.
What is the symbol of anger in this poem ?
lemon tree
apple tree
mangosteen garden
secret garden
What word has the same meaning as the word anger from stanza 1?
foe
wrath
grow
What is the meaning of the word wiles from stanza 2 ?
honest
truth
tricks
Stanza 4, the word veiled can be replaced with ?
covered
cleared
exposed
Stanza 4, what was the emotion expressed by the persona?
sad
glad
worried
