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WorksheetsA Poison Tree
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
'I was angry with my friend,
I told my wrath, my wrath did end'
What do these lines mean?
The persona ended the friendship because he is angry with his friend.
The friend ended the friendship because he is angry with the persona.
The persona told his friend about his anger and his anger disappeared
The friend told the persona about his anger and his anger goes away
'I was angry with my foe;
I told it not, my wrath did grow.'
What do these lines mean?
The persona was angry with his friend and his anger kept growing
The enemy was angry at the persona and his anger kept growing
The persona did not tell the enemy that he was angry, so his anger grew
The enemy just kept quiet although he was angry, so the persona did not say anything
Which phrase in stanza 2 has the same meaning as 'pretend to be cheerful and bright'?
'watered it in fears'
'with my tears'
'sunned it with smiles'
'soft deceitful wiles'
What does 'deceitful' means?
dishonest
discontent
disrespect
displeasure
What does the word 'wiles' mean?
magic tricks
future plans
clever plans
cunning tricks
'And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears'
These lines means that
The persona's tears were like water
The persona cried only at night and in the morning
The persona watered the plant with his tears at night and in the morning
The persona compares his growing anger to a growing plant where he waters it with his fears and tears day and night
Why do you think the persona pretended to be happy?
To protect himself
To hide his sadness
To deceive his enemy
To show that he is happy
'And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles'
What do you think of the persona?
He is friendly
He is calculative
He is pretentious
He is mischievous
Which of the following describes the persona?
Impolite
Insecure
Impatient
Insincere
Which line indicates that the persona's anger kept growing?
I was angry with my foe
And I watered it in fears
And it grew both day and night
Night and morning with my tears
Which stanza shows that the persona is nurturing his anger?
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 4
In stanza 2, which two words create an image of feeding the persona's emotions of anger and frustration?
'fears' and 'tears'
'smiles' and 'wiles'
'night' and 'morning'
'watered' and 'sunned'
'Till it bore an apple bright'
What does this line mean?
The persona's fruit looked bright
The persona's tree finally bore fruit
The enemy finally able to look at the apple
The persona's wicked plans finally produced successful results
What does the apple symbolize?
The persona's passion for gardening
The persona's anger and resentment
The persona's foe's interest and curiosity
The persona's enemy's happiness and delight
What is the word in Stanza 3 has the same meaning as 'noticed' or 'saw'
grew
bore
shine
beheld
What is stanza 3 about?
It describes how the persona succeeded in tricking his enemy
It describes how the persona's tree finally bore an apple
It describes how the enemy found the apple
It describes the apple that looked bright
What happens to the persona's anger from day to night?
His anger finally stopped
His anger slowly disappeared
His anger grew and it festered inside him
His anger grew and he had to go for counselling
What makes the persona's enemy notice the apple on the tree?
The apple is bright red
The apple is big and red
The apple is brightly lighted
The apple is bright and shining
The poet uses a metaphor for the persona's growing anger. Which of the following does the metaphor represent?
The image of a growing tree
The image of the changing time
The image of the tree bearing fruit
The image of the enemy noticing the apple
What did the enemy do when he saw the persona's apple?
He admired the apple
He touched the apple
He wanted the apple
He ignored the apple
Which line in the poem refers to the enemy sneaked into the persona's garden?
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
Which line in the poem shows that the night is very dark?
And with soft deceitful wiles
And it grew both day and night
Night and morning with my tears
When the night had veiled the pole
What do you think 'the pole' probably refers to?
A young tree with a straight slender trunk and no lower branches
Each of the two opposite points on the surface of a magnet
The North star, also known as Polaris
A lamp post
'In the morning glad I see'
Which word best describes the persona's feeling?
nervous
anxious
unhappy
relieved
'My foe outstretched beneath the tree'
What does this line probably means?
The enemy was sleeping under the tree
The enemy was having picnic under the tree
The enemy was doing exercise under the tree
The enemy was lying unconscious under the tree
What does stanza one tell the reader?
The persona's unwillingness to communicate with his enemy when there is a misunderstanding causes his anger to increase
The persona only wants to share his concerns with his friend that causes his anger to increase
The persona feels extreme anger towards his friend and enemy and holds grudges against them
The persona's inability to communicate well with people causes him to be frustrated
In the poem, the persona or the speaker compares his growing anger to ...
growing a garden
building relationship
growing an apple tree
spending time night and day
What do you think the poet tries to convey in this poem?
We need to deal with our anger instead of nursing resentments
We need to deal with our problems cleverly so that we do not lose anything
We need to nurture our anger and hold grudges against people who wronged us
We need to keep our anger bottled up and let it disappear slowly over time
What do you think the poet tries to warn us?
Keeping our anger bottled up is harmful and leads to destruction
Growing apple tree can lead to the enemy stealing your apple
Keeping grudges can change you into a fearful person
Increasing anger can grow an apple tree
In the last stanza, why do you think the enemy was lying lifeless under the tree?
He had a heart attack
He ate too much apple
He had breathing difficulty
He ate the poisoned apple
