WorksheetsA Poison Tree
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who wrote the poem?
William Shakespeare
William Powell
William Blake
William Wordsworth
What is the main idea of the poem?
One must not let anger go
One must let go of one’s anger
One mustn’t feed one’s anger
One must be the bigger person
Why did the speaker let his anger go with his friend?
He felt that their friendship was worth saving.
He wanted to be the bigger person.
He felt manipulated by his friend.
He wanted to have a friend.
When the speaker was angry with his foe, what happened to his anger?
He let it go.
He let if flow.
He let it grow.
He let it slide.
What is wrath?
Great love.
Great worry.
Great hatred.
Great anger.
The speaker watered his anger with...
Tears and fears
Soft deceitful wiles
What is the meaning of ‘soft deceitful wiles’?
Crafty cunning tricks
Gentle magic tricks
Manipulative devious plan
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
These two lines convey to the reader...
The speaker’ s way of pretending to be friendly to bring their enemy closer.
Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.
How the sun makes the speaker smile.
The speaker’s explanation for his rage.
The anger towards his foe became...
A game
A competition
An obsession
An enigma
What word can substitute ‘beheld’?
See
Saw
Seen
Was the speaker sorry at the end of the poem?
Yes, he was.
No, he wasn’t.
Which line proves that the speaker was not feeling guilty at the end of the poem?
When the night had veiled the pole
And into my garden stole
My foe outstretch’d beneath the tree
In the morning glad I see
Why do you the fruit chosen is an apple?
It’s red and striking.
It’s a symbol of the forbidden fruit.
It has always been used in literature.
It’s the king of fruits.
What is the most important theme in this poem?
it is important to express your anger or it will only intensify and get worse.
Gardening helps people let go of their anger.
Patience and tolerance are important to solve misunderstandings.
Allowing one’s anger to grow can be considered healthy.
What does line 1-4 tell the reader?
The speaker’s unwillingness to share his frustration with his enemy causes his anger to increase.
The speaker has an i creasing amount of furry to towards his friend and enemy.
The speaker wishes he could share how irritated he was with his friend.
The speaker has difficulties talking to people.
Which line indicates that the speaker’s wrath increased over time?
And it grew both day and night
I was angry with my foe
Night and morning with my tears
Till it bore an apple bright
