SPM Module Questions

Poem
The Poison Tree
Stanza 1
Who is the persona of this poem?
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In stanza 1, which word in the poem means terrible anger ?
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In stanza 1, what effect had taken place after I kept the anger?
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In stanza 1, what happened to the persona when he did not express his anger?
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In stanza 1, which word means extreme anger?
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In stanza 1, who does the persona forgive?
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Which phrase in stanza 1 has the same meaning as kept his anger to himself?
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In stanza 1, towards who is the persona angry with?
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Which word in stanza 1 shows the persona is similar to an apple tree?
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Stanza 2
In stanza 2, how did the persona tend to his plant?
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What did the persona do to ensure the tree grew healthily?
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In stanza 2, what does the word it refer to?
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In stanza 2, which line shows that the persona is insincere?

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In stanza 2, which line shows the persona is pretending?
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In stanza 2, how are the personas strategies described as?
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Stanza 3
In stanza 3, what does it refer to?
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In stanza 3, line 1, what grows?
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In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to?
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Stanza 4
In stanza 4, which line shows the night is very dark?
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In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy?
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In stanza 4, which word suggest the personas rival is defeated?
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