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Poison Tree
Poison Tree
-What happened to the persona’s foe eventually and how did the
persona react to this?
The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe outstretched beneath
the tree
-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
-What did the persona do when he was angry with his friend?
He told him his wrath and the wrath was gone.
-In stanza 2, how did the persona allow his anger to grow?
He watered it in fears and tears and sunned it with smiles and deceitful wiles