A Poison Tree Poem Book Back Answers & Glossary PDF TNPSC G2

A POISON TREE BY WILLIAMBLAKE - 9TH ENGLISH POEM BOOK BACK ANSWER & GLOSSARY FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MODEL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PDF#Blog-71

Apr 02, 2022, By Careericons

In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "A Poison Tree Poem Written by William Blake" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.

1. Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - A Poison Tree,
2. Glossary of the poem - A Poison Tree, &
3. Where to study information for all other poems.

TNPSC Group-II / IIA Services 2022 New Revised Syllabus (Objective Type Examination)

General English Syllabus-wise Study Materials

SSLC Standard For Preliminary Exam

Before going to the poem, check the prelims syllabus carefully and understand the importance of this poem. Where this poem comes under the "Part - B" of the General English of Revised New Syllabus of TNPSC G2 & 2A Services Examination 2022. Also, check the below links which will be useful for your upcoming examination.

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The importance of reading this poem "A Poison Tree" written by "William Blake" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,

1. This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
2. It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 8.

General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)

1. Figures of Speech for A Poison Tree (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
2. Poetry Appreciation for A Poison Tree
3. Important Lines for A Poison Tree

Let us discuss & read the poem A Poison Tree written by William Blake (Which is also a peom in Unit - 2 of 9th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.

Source: Official TNPSC Group 2 2A - Syllabus & Notification 2022.

"A Poison Tree - William Blake"

Glossary of poem - A Poison Tree

wrath (n.) - anger

foe (n.) - enemy

deceitful (adj.) - cunning,treacherous

wiles (n.) - tricks

veiled (v.) - covered

Bookback Answers For A Poison Tree - 9^th Poem
Warm Up - Section Answers

A. Choose the option that suits your own behaviour in the given situations. Compare your answers with a partner's answers. (You can do the activity yourself)

1. You overhear a friend talking badly about you. How angry does that make you feel?

• I don't feel angry at all.
• I feel moderately angry.
• I feel slightly annoyed.
• I feel very angry.
• I feel a little angry.
• I feel furious.

2. Your friend persuades you to take help to prepare for the Maths board examination, from a close friend. That person does not turn up at all, as agreed. How angry does that make you feel?

• I don't feel angry at all.
• I feel moderately angry.
• I feel slightly annoyed.
• I feel very angry.
• I feel a little angry.
• I feel furious.

3. You have agreed to pick up some friends at the train station. They are coming to stay with you for a few days. You've arranged with your elder brother/sister to drive the car for the day. You are about to leave the house when you realise the car is outside but your brother/sister has gone to work, taking the keys! How angry does that make you feel?

• I don't feel angry at all.
• 1 feel moderately angry.
• I feel slightly annoyed.
• I feel very angry.
• I feel a little angry.
• I feel furious.

4. During a get together, your friend makes fun of your singing in front of your friends. You thought your singing was fine, but your friend thinks you really need to practice much more. How angry does that make you feel?

• I don't feel angry at all.
• I feel moderately angry.
• I feel slightly annoyed.
• I feel very angry.
• I feel a little angry.
• I feel furious.

B. Answer the following questions. Share your views with the class.

1.Do you argue often with your classmates?

Answer:
I do argue but not regarding personal matters and my arguments get over very soon.

2. Do you forgive them or choose to remain enemies forever?

Answer:
Not instant forgiveness; it stays for some time. How long we remain, enemies depends on the friend and the issue.

3. How long does your anger last?

Answer:
My anger lasts for an hour roughly.

Bookback Answers For A Poison Tree - 9^th Poem
Appriciation - Section Answers

A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath ‘my wrath did end.

(a). Who does ‘I’ refer to?
(b). How did the anger of poet come to an end?

Answer:
(a) ‘I’ refers to the poet, William Blake.
(b) The poet told the reason of his anger to his friend. The anger came to an end.

2. And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;

(a). What does ‘it’ refer to?
(b). How is ‘it’ watered?

Answer:
(a) ‘It’ refers to anger.
(b) It is watered with fears and tears and tears of the poet.

3. In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree

(a). How did the poet feel in the morning?
(b). Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?
(c). Why was the ‘foe’ found lying outstretched beneath the tree?

Answer:
(a) He felt glad in the morning.
(b) The person on whom the poet is angry with.
(c) The ‘foe’ ate the apple from the poison tree of anger. So he fell below the tree.

4. And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright

(a). Who does ‘it’ refer to?
(b). What does ‘apple’ signify?
(c). What grew both day and night?

Answer:
(a) It refers to anger, that is personified to the ‘poison tree’.
(b) Apple indicates anger.
(c) Anger that is personified to the ‘poison tree’ grew both day and night.

B. Complete the summary by filling in the given spaces with suitable words.

Once the poet was angry with his friend. He expressed his _________(i)__________ and it ended. They became friendly but when he grew angry with his foe, he ________(ii)________it and allowed his anger to grow. Day and night he watered it with his tears allowing it to grow. He ____(iii)______ his foe with false smiles and cunning tricks. The tree kept growing and yielded a bright apple which _______(iv)______ his foe to eating it stealthily during the night. The next morning the poet was happy to see his foe lying ______(v)______  under the tree.

Answers for the above blanks:

(i) anger

(ii) suppressed

(iii) faced

(iv) attracted

(v) outstretched

C. Answer the following questions in about 80-100 words.

1. How did the poet’s anger with his friend end?

Answer:
Poem: A poison tree
Author: William Blake
Character: Poet, his friend, and enemy, tree
Theme : Enmity dies hard

In the opening lines, the poet describes how he was angry with his friend. He told his friend that he was angry and assumably why he was angry. Due to some bad times, he might have been angry. But as they were friends already, the poet could have a love for his friend. So he could approach his friend.

He was in a good state of mind. He could feel free to speak to his friend openly. Thus there wasn’t much difficulty to tell his friend about his anger. The moment he told his wrath to his friend, all displeasure disappeared. Love embraced both of them.
“Love one another”

2. Describe how his anger kept growing?

Answer:
The poet confessed that when he was angry with his enemy, he did not reveal his anger to his enemy. He feared that if he expressed his anger to him, his enemy would do harm to him. So he suppressed his anger. Day and night he shed tears thinking about the ill or the injustice that had been caused by his enemy to him. Thus, he watered the tree of anger with his tears, allowing the anger to grow. He also aroused his anger with his false smiles and cunning tricks towards his enemy. Since the poet kept his anger within himself and had his own fear and tears, his anger kept growing every day.

3. Describe the effect of the poisonous fruit on the enemy’.

Answer:
Poem: A poison tree
Author: William Blake
Theme: Love your enemies too
Character: Poet, enemy, and tree

The scene begins with the poet and his enemy. The poet was angry with his enemy. He had no mind to tell his enemy about his anger. The anger was like a seed. He watered it and it grew well. It became a tree. He sunned with his smile. The tree blossomed and brought forth fruit. It attracted the enemy.

He chose the night to steal it and eat it. The next morning the enemy was found lying dead. The anger kept on growing till the end. The poet grew the poison tree with an aim to kill the enemy. The fruit proved its worth. The enemy was killed. Tne poet became happy.
“Love forgives and covers all sins”

D. Figures of speech. Pick out at least two Instances of alliteration from the poem.

Answer:

1. I was angry with my foe.
2. Night and morning with my tears.
3. And I sunned it with smiles.
4. Till it bore an apple bright.

E. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

1. 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.

1. Pick out the rhyming words.
Answer:
friend – end; foe – grow

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?
Answer:
a a b b

3. Identify the figure of speech in the title of the poem.
Answer:
Personification

2. And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;

1. What figure of speech is used in ‘watered it in fears’?
Answer:
Personification.

F. Listen to the passage on 'anger management' and match the sentence parts by drawing a line. The recording can be played more than once if needed

Answers for the above table:

G. Answer the following in about 80-100 words. Take ideas from the poem and also use your own ideas.

1. Recall a recent situation when you became angry. What were the consequences of your anger?
After listening to the guidelines on anger management, find out how well you could have handled the situation. Write your findings.

Answer:
Anger is often viewed by the public as a feeling related to evil. However, it is actually an innate feeling that every individual feels once in a while. No one can escape this feeling. Even small children became angry from time to time.

1. It is important to recognize when you feel angry.
2. Never try to suppress your anger but try to understand it.
3. When we sleep, the body and mind rest and rebuild damaged cells and neural pathways.
4. Regular physical exercises can keep oneself fit.

2. What might have caused the conflict which led to the poet becoming angry with his enemy? Think of one such situation that you have experienced.
Describe how you felt and how the enmity grew and things became worse.

Answer:
For the poet, it must have been quite a personal life-changing issue like lover, parents, cousins, etc., then professional conflict. When my father was taken to hospital for jaundice, he was detected with pancreatic cancer. At that time my elder sister who had always projected herself as a decision-maker kept silent because of the fear of deadly disease. She did not play her part well. I naturally became very angry with her and stopped talking. When our father died, she did not play her role in the ceremonial practices but brought a whole lot of her friends to be sympathised. I will never forgive her. Anger has grown to a level where both families have stopped talking to each other.

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