A POISON TREE by William Blake {Pelangi A++}

1. What is the poem mainly about?

2. From stanza 1, explain the word wrath and give a word that is similar in meaning.
3. From the line Night and morning with my tears, what does this possibly indicate about the
personas feelings?
4. I told it not, my wrath did grow.
The persona does not settle his differences with his enemy. What do you think he should
have done even though he is not on good terms with the other party? Give two suggestions.
i)
Suggestion 1 :
ii)
Suggestion 2 :
5. Who are the two people the persona was angry with?
6. What are the different approaches the persona takes to deal with his anger with the two
people?
7. What two things does the persona do to help his anger grow?
8. And with soft deceitful wiles.
What does this line mean? Why do you think the persona has to do this?
i)
Meaning :
ii)
Reason :
9. Why does the persona end his anger with his friend?
10. What happened to the anger the persona had towards his enemy?
11. How does the personas enemy make it difficult for the persona to forgive him?
12. In the morning glad I see. The persona is happy to see his enemy lying on the ground
probably hurt. Do you think is the right attitude to adopt? Give two reasons for your answer.
i)
Reason 1 :
ii)
Reason 2 :
13. What type of fruit tree does the anger develop into? How do we know that?
14. What does the word watered it mean and what has been watered?
15. What moral lesson have you learned from the poem?
16. What moral lesson have you learned from the poem?
17. Do you think it is normal for us to be angry with people around us especially when we are
doing work together? Should we harbor such angry feelings or should we keep our head?
Give two reasons for your answer
i)
Reason 1 :
ii)
Reason 2 :
18. When does the personas enemy go into his garden?
19. If you are the personas foe with whom he is angry, what would you do?
20. Do you think the persona is actually happy to stay angry with his enemy? Give evidence for
your answer.
21. Theres always two sides to a story. Based on this, what do you think of the statement that a
misunderstanding between two people is caused by both parties? Give two suggestions for
your answer.
i)
Suggestion 1 :
ii)
Suggestion 2 :
22. Why do you think the person reacted differently towards his anger with his friend and foe?
23. What literary device is used to portray wrath? Give an evidence to support your answer.
24. What does the shiny apple signify?
25. I was angry with my friend. Have you been in the same situation as the persona? How did
you solve it?
i)
Experience :
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Solution :
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO LULU? BY CHARLES COUSLEY

1. Based on the poem, who is the persona?

2.