A Poison Tree

Who wrote the poem?

• William Shakespeare

• William Powell

• William Blake

• William Wordsworth

What is the main idea of the poem?

• One must not let anger go

• One must let go of one’s anger

• One mustn’t feed one’s anger

• One must be the bigger person

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Why did the speaker let his anger go with his friend?

• He felt that their friendship was worth saving.

• He wanted to be the bigger person.

• He felt manipulated by his friend.

• He wanted to have a friend.

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When the speaker was angry with his foe, what happened to his anger?

• He let it go.

• He let if flow.

• He let it grow.

• He let it slide.

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What is wrath?

• Great love.

• Great worry.

• Great hatred.

• Great anger.

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The speaker watered his anger with...

• Tears and fears

• Soft deceitful wiles

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What is the meaning of ‘soft deceitful wiles’?

• Crafty cunning tricks

• Gentle magic tricks

• Manipulative devious plan

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And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles.

These two lines convey to the reader...

• The speaker’ s way of pretending to be friendly to bring their enemy closer.

• Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.

• How the sun makes the speaker smile.

• The speaker’s explanation for his rage.

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The anger towards his foe became...

• A game

• A competition

• An obsession

• An enigma

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What word can substitute ‘beheld’?

• See

• Saw

• Seen

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