A Poison Tree Poem Figures OF Speech & Rhyming Words MCQ PDF

A POISON TREE BY WILLIAM BLAKE - FIGURES OF SPEECH & RHYMING SCHEME WORDS FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MODEL QUESTIONS & ANSWER PDF#Blog-67

Apr 01, 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. Figures of speech used in the poem - A Poison Tree,
  2. Rhyme Scheme used in poem - A Poison Tree,
  3. Rhyming Words used in poem - A Poison Tree, &
  4. Where to study information for all other poems.

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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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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.


"A Poison Tree - William Blake"

Figures of Speech used in this poem - A Poison Tree written by William Blake

Each lines of poem: A Poison Tree Rhyme scheme Figures of Speech
A Poison Tree - Metaphor, Personification
I was angry with my friend; a  
I told my wrath, my wrath did end. a (I told my wrath, & I told it not,) Antithesis, (w) Alliteration
I was angry with my foe: b  
I told it not, my wrath did grow. b  
And I water'd it in fears, a (water - fear) Metaphor, (fear) Personification
Night and morning with my tears: a (m) Alliteration, (night and morning) Oxymoron
And I sunned it with smiles, b (sun - smile) Metaphor, (s) Alliteration
And with soft deceitful wiles. b  
And it grew both day and night, a Imagery, (day and night) Oxymoron
Till it bore an apple bright. a (b) Alliteration, (Apple) Metaphor, Imagery
And my foe beheld it shine, b Imagery
And he knew that it was mine. b  
And into my garden stole, a (garden) Symbolism
When the night had veiled the pole; a  
In the morning glad I see, b  
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. b (tree) Symbolism

Rhyming Scheme used in this poem "A Poison Tree"

Stanza's of Poem "A Poison Tree" Rhyming Scheme
1st Stanza aabb
2nd Stanza aabb
3rd Stanza aabb
4th Stanza aabb

Rhyming words found in this poem "A Poison Tree"

  1. friend - end,
  2. foe - grow,
  3. fears - tears,
  4. smiles - wiles,
  5. night - bright,
  6. shine - mine,
  7. stole - pole, &
  8. see - tree.

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Also, read our other articles provided for your preparation.

  1. About the author - Gieve Patel,
  2. Model MCQs on Author Gieve Patel,
  3. Important Poem Lines in On Killing a Tree ,
  4. Line By Line Simple Explanation & Summary of the poem - On Killing a Tree,
  5. Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - On Killing a Tree,
  6. Glossary of the poem - On Killing a Tree, &
  7. Where to study information for all other poems.

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

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LIST OF POEMS & WHERE TO STUDY OF General English TNPSC GROUP 2 & 2A 2022 FOR PRELIMS EXAM

SI. NO Name of the Poem Name of the Author Where to Study
1 Life Henry Van Dyke 10th, Unit-1
(NEW BOOK)
2 I am Every Woman Rakhi Nariani Shirke 10th, Unit-3
(NEW BOOK)
3 The Secret of the Machines Rudyard Kipling 10th, Unit-5
(NEW BOOK)
4 The Ant and The Cricket Adapted from Aesop's fables 10th, Unit-4
(NEW BOOK)
5 No Men are Foreign James Falconer Kirkup 10th, Unit-6
(NEW BOOK)
6 The House on Elm Street Nadia Bush 10th, Unit-7
(NEW BOOK)
7 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost 9th, Unit-1
(NEW BOOK)
8 A Poison Tree William Blake 9th, Unit-2
(NEW BOOK)
9 On Killing a Tree Gieve Patel 9th, Unit-3
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10 The Spider and the Fly Mary Botham Howitt 9th, Unit-4
(NEW BOOK)
11 The River Caroline Ann Bowles 9th, Unit-5
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12 The Comet Norman Littleford 9th, Unit-6
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13 The Stick-together Families Edgar Albert Guest 9th, Unit-7
(NEW BOOK)
14 Special Hero Christina M. Kerschen 8th, Unit-1
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15 Making Life Worth While George Elliot 8th, Unit-3
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16 A Thing of Beauty John Keats 8th, Unit-4
(NEW BOOK)
17 Lessons in Life Brigette Bryant & Daniel Ho 8th, Unit-6
(NEW BOOK)
18 My Computer Needs a Break Shanthini Govindan 8th, Unit-7
(NEW BOOK)
19 Your Space David Bates 7th, Term-I Unit-3
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20 Sea Fever John Masefield 7th, Term-III Unit-1
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21 Courage Edgar Albert Guest 7th, Term-III Unit-2
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22 Team Work Edgar Albert Guest 6th, Term-II Unit-1
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23 From a Railway Carriage Robert Louis Stevenson 6th, Term-II Unit-2
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24 Indian Seasons Nisha Dyrene 6th, Term-III Unit-1
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25 A Tragic Story William Makepeace Thackeray 6th, Term-III Unit-2
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