A Poison Tree Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Lexical field?
A
Plants/Gardening
2
Q
‘I told it not, my wrath did grow.’
A
Anger that isn’t dealt with grows larger and harder to control
3
Q
‘soft deceitful wiles.’
A
Oxymoron, lies and resentment
4
Q
‘apple bright’
A
culmination of anger, Biblical reference/allusion
5
Q
‘water’d’ ‘sunned’
A
Nurtures/encourages plants/anger to grow.
6
Q
‘my foe outstrech’d beneath the tree’
A
Anger killed the enemy, consequences of repression.
