A Poison Tree

Question 1

Name a quote that presents suppression anger

Answer 1

“I was angry with my foe:

I told it not, my wrath did grow.”

Question 2

Name a quote that uses anaphora

Answer 2

“I was angry with my friend:

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.”

Question 3

Name a quote that uses nature as a metaphor for the growth of anger

Answer 3

“And I water’d it in fears,

Night and morning with my tears;”

Question 4

Name a quote with a biblical reference

Answer 4

“And it grew both day and night,

Til it bore an apple bright;”

Question 5

What was the original name of the poem?

Answer 5

Christian Forbearance

Question 6

What was the poet’s message in the poem?

Answer 6

Repressing negative emotions leads to dangerous consequences

Question 7

Name a quote that uses an oxymoron

Answer 7

“And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles.”

Question 8

Name a quote that uses light and dark imagery

Answer 8

“And I water’d it in fears,

Night and morning with my tears;”