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Anger.
2.In stanza 2,which phrase suggests that the persona pretended and used tricks?
Unstable emotion should never be kept inside. How can you release it? Provide a reason for
your answer.
7.If you were the persona, would you have been glad to see your “foe outstretched beneath
the tree”? Give a reason to support your answer.
8.Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give a reason for your answer.
He feels satisfied/happy/pleased with his effort because his enemy is defeated in the end.
14.Which word in the poem means to move quietly without being noticed'?
15.Identify a phrase in the poem which effectively describes the silent cunning scheming of
the persona?
He tended to it like a beloved tree , he 'watered it in fears' and in his tears , sunned it with
smiles.
Grow.
How could you avoid getting angry with a friend?State a good effect of your actions.
I would not listen to rumors so easily because rumors can be wrong and can bring bad
consequence and destroy friendship.
22.In stanza 1,why do you think the persona did not want to tell his enemy that he was angry?
23.What happened when the persona told a friend that the persona was angry with him?
25.Do you think revenge solves problems. Give a reason for your answer.
No,It is pointless. Revenge does not solve any problem, it just make it worse.
26.What lessons have you learnt from the poem? State two.
State one bad effect of anger & suggest a solution to manage anger.
Solution : Make sure you get the right facts about an issue before you get angry.
30.Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as “dishonest”?
Deceitful
31.What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your enemy? Suggest 2 ways.
Talk to my enemy and solve the problem
ignore my enemy
32. In this poem, the persona was angry with his foe. If you were the persona’s friend, what
advice would you give to him?
Advice 1 . I would advise my friend to speak honestly to his foe so they could clear the
misunderstanding between them
Advice 2: I would advise my friend to forgive his foe because being angry would only hurt
him and his foe
33.If you were the persona, would you have been glad to see your “foe outstretched beneath
the tree”? Give a reason to support your answer.
34. How would you feel if you had a misunderstanding with your friend? Explain.
Feelings : upset/sad/ unhappy
35.Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give a reason for your answer.
No, because it is wrong to kill someone.
36.What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthily?
He watered it with tears / He sunned it with smiles/ He sunned it with soft deceitful wiles
37.What will happen if we bottle up our anger or suppress it for a long time?
38.What will happen when a person is nourished with evil thoughts and feelings from young?