A Poison Tree

Question 1

What does A Poison Tree link to?

Answer 1

Man He Killed.

Question 2

What imagery is used?

Answer 2

Nature.

Question 3

What is the narrator dealing with?

Answer 3

Anger.

Question 4

The poem shows the observation of….

Answer 4

Human nature.

Question 5

What is the poem message?

Answer 5

We can overcome our anger if we communicate properly.

Question 6

What religious connections does it have?

Answer 6

Forbidden fruit from the garden of Eden.

Question 7

The poem is a _____ metaphor.

Answer 7

Extended.

Question 8

Anger is _______.

Answer 8

Personified.

Question 9

What tense is the poem written in?

Answer 9

1st person narration.

Question 10

Language of ____.

Answer 10

Growth.

Question 11

What does the simple vocabulary contrast with?

Answer 11

Complex nature of man kind.

Question 12

William Blake is a…

Answer 12

Religious man, focused on moral nature of his writings

Question 13

What is the crux of the poem?

Answer 13

Anger.

Question 14

How is the poem personal?

Answer 14

Repetition of i in first stanza.

Question 15

What does “I told it not, my wrath did grow” mean?

Answer 15

Anger has developed.

Question 16

“I watered it in fears” suggests?

Answer 16

Images of growth.

Question 17

“I sunned it with smiles”

Answer 17

Fake smiles.

Pretends everything is okay.

Question 18

Repetition of “And” suggests what?

Answer 18

Makes poem more story like.

Question 19

“Apple bright”

Answer 19

Symbol of temptation.

Question 20

Referring to apples links to what?

Answer 20

Childhood stories.

Snow white.

Question 21

“And into my garden stole”

Answer 21

Language suggests criminal deceit.

Question 22

“Glad i see”

Answer 22

Shows pleasure in enemy’s downfall.