Poem: Poison tree Flashcards
With whom the persona is angry
He is angry with his friend and foe
Why do you think the persona is angry with them
They have a misunderstanding
What does the “poison tree” refer
It refers to growing anger and hatred
How does persona trick his foe
Give a reason for your answer
The persona smiles and pretends to be friendly to him
It is because he wanted to gain his trust
What are the two things he does to make his anger grow like a tree?
- He watered the tree in the form of fears and tears
2. He sunned the tree with soft and deceitful wiles
To what does the persona compare his growing anger
He compared his anger to a tree
Why does the persona’s tree bear a poison apple
It is because the persona nourished the tree with anger and hatred
What is the persona’s sinister plan
To murder his foe
veiled the pole
The darkness of the night covered the stars
What happens to his enemy eventually
Give a reason for your answer
The enemy died
The enemy ate a poisonous apple
How does the persona feel murdering his foe
He feels happy
In the end, is the persona or the foe the loser?
Give a reason for your answer
The persona
The persona will feel guilty throughout his life
Moral value u learnt
We must not suppress our anger
We must learn to forgive and forget
(to avoid misunderstandings)
wrath
extreme anger
why did the wrath with the persona’s friend end
He talked it out with his friend about his wrath
Why do you think he did not tell his foe about his wrath
The persona finds it difficult to talk to his foe
night and morning
every day
example of “deceitful wiles”
He tricked his foe by smiling and being friendly with him
apple
The persona’s anger and hatred
beheld
noticed
How does the foe feel about the apple
He found the apple attractive
tone in line 1
word as evidence
accusing
The word is ‘stole’
What does this indicate about the persona
The persona is revengeful
What happened to the persona when he did not express his anger
His anger to his foe grew
Which phrase suggest that the persona pretended and used tricks
The phrase is ‘soft, deceitful wiles’
What advice would you give the persona
I would advice him to talk it out with his foe and forgive him
