Read the poem Part A
A Poison Tree
by William Blake
What can be inferred about the speaker's different treatment of
his friend and his foe?
The speaker solves problems with those he feels
unkindly toward
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
The speaker is able to solve problems with people
he feels kindly toward
The speaker treats his friends and enemies equally
unacceptably
The speaker treats his friends worse than he treats
his enemies
Part B
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 moming, glad, I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
Which lines from the poem best support the answer in Part A?
"And my foe beheld it shine, / And he knew that it
was mine.--"
O
"And it grew both day and night,/ Till it bore an apple
bright,"
"I was angry with my friend / I told my wrath, my
wrath did end."
"In the morning, glad, I see / My foe outstretched
beneath the tree
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