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Section D

[20 Markah]
[Time Suggested: 35 Markah]

32 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

A Poison Tree

I was angry with my friend:


I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,


Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,


Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole


When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

William Blake

1. In stanza 1, which word in the poem means 'anger'?


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2. Whom did the persona remain angry with?


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3. In stanza 1, give the phrase that says the persona hid his anger.
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4. In stanza 1, give a reason why the persona's wrath ended.


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5. In stanza 1, why do you think the persona's wrath grew?

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6. What is the anger compared to?

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7. Why do you think the persona was crying? What you think the persona
should do?

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8. ' And with soft deceitful lies.' Give the meaning of this line. What does this line tell us
about the persona?

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9. Why did the persona smile even though he was angry? Give ur reasons

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10. 'And it grew both day and night.' What is ‘it’ symbolize?

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11. What does the apple represent?

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12. In your own words, explain the phrase 'soft deceitful wiles'.

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13. If you are the persona, would you do the same thing? Why?
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