WorksheetsA Poison Tree
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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
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 is the rhyme scheme of the "Poison Tree"?
ABAB
AABB
ABBA
ABCD
Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"Night and morning with my tears"
"In the morning glad I see"
"and I sunned it with smiles"
"and into my garden stole"
What impact does the figurative language in lines 5-8 have on the poem’s meaning?
The speaker tends to their wrath like a plant that later produces a poisoned fruit, implying that anger can feel satisfying but is toxic to let grow.
The speaker’s wrath grows every time their foe smiles at or acts kindly towards the speaker, which suggests that nothing can overcome hatred.
The speaker tends to their wrath like a plant, implying that the speaker actually does care for the foe because of all of the attention they pay to them.
The speaker’s wrath ripens like a piece of fruit that, like the foe, is outwardly beautiful but inwardly rotten.
What did the persona do when he was angry with his friend?
He kept quiet
He apologised to his friend
He told his friend about it
"And into the garden stole" tells us that the enemy ...
sneaked into the house
planted something in the garden
quietly went into the garden
What happened to the enemy in the end?
He was angry
He became an apple
He slipped
He died
The moral values in this poem are :
(you may choose more than one answer)
Hatred
Forgiveness
Honesty
Hardworking
The mood of the poem?
Dark
Happy
Which of the following symbolizes the speaker's growing anger?
poison
apple
garden
tree
Which of the following is the best theme for "A Poison Tree"?
Deceitful people are always punished by their own trickery.
Envy and greed can permanently damage a relationship.
Bottling up one’s feelings leads to resentment and even violence.
A healthy friendship is built on trust and communication.
