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A Poison Tree.

by William Blake.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What happens to the speaker's anger toward a friend in the first stanza?

Q02of 10

Which literary form best describes 'A Poison Tree'?

Q03of 10

The apple in the poem primarily functions as an allusion to which of the following?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker use to 'water' the growing anger metaphorically?

Q05of 10

The speaker's tone in the final stanza, upon seeing the foe dead, is best described as

Q06of 10

What does the poison tree most centrally symbolize throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently at work in 'watered it in fears' and 'sunned it with smiles'?

Q08of 10

Why does the foe enter the speaker's garden, according to the poem's logic?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'soft deceitful wiles' reveals which aspect of the speaker's character?

Q10of 10

What is the central thematic warning Blake conveys in 'A Poison Tree'?

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