Poem A Poison Tree : Sample Questions + Answers
- -What emotion is expressed in
Stanza 1 ?
Anger
- -Which word in stanza 2 that has
the same meaning as “dishonest”?
Deceitful
- -What happened to the persona’s
foe eventually and how did the persona react to this?
The
persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe
outstretched beneath the tree
- -What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your enemy? Suggest 2 ways. 1.Talk to my enemy and solve the problem 2.ignore my enemy
- -In stanza 1, what happened to the
persona when he did not express his anger?
His anger
intensified / grew.
- -In stanza 3, what did the apple
refer to?
The
apple referred to the persona’s anger / hatred.
- -In stanza 4, why did the persona
feel happy?
He
felt happy because his foe fell into his trap.
- -In this poem, the persona was
angry with his foe. If you were the persona’s friend, what advice
would you give to him?
Advice 1
. I would advise my friend to speak honestly to his foe so they could
clear the misunderstanding between them
Advice
2: I would advise my friend to forgive his foe because being angry would
only hurt him and his foe
- -What did the persona do when he
was angry with his friend?
He told him
his wrath and the wrath was gone.
- -In stanza 2, how did the persona
allow his anger to grow?
He watered
it in fears and tears and sunned it with smiles and deceitful wiles
- -In stanza 3, what does the word
it refer to?
The persona’s anger / the poison tree /
the tree
- -If you were the persona, would
you have been glad to see your “foe outstretched beneath the tree”? Give a
reason to support your answer.
Yes because
he had done something bad to me. OR
No, because
we could have forgiven each other’s mistake.
- -In stanza 1, who is the persona
angry with?
His friend/ his enemy/ his foe
- -Which word in stanza 1 shows the
persona is similar to an apple tree?
Grow
- -In stanza 2, what does the word
‘it’ refer to?
The wrath
- -How would you feel if you had a
misunderstanding with your friend? Explain.
Feelings :
upset/sad/ unhappy [ 1 mark ]
Explanation
I have no one to talk to.
- -Which phrase is stanza 1 has the
same meaning as ‘kept his anger to himself’
“ I told it not”
- -What did the persona do to
ensure that the tree grew healthily?
He watered
it with tears / He sunned it with smiles/ He sunned it with soft deceitful
wiles
- -‘In the morning glad I see
-My foe
outstretched beneath the tree’
-In your
opinion, how did the persona feel that morning?
The persona
felt happy/ excited/ glad/ contented
- -Do you agree with the persona’s
feeling? Give a reason for your answer.
No, because
it is wrong to kill someone.
Yes because
the persona felt contented.
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