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excerpt from a poison tree

william blake

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.

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 morning, glad, i see


my foe outstretched beneath the tree.

what is the best evidence that the speaker's wrath has severe consequences?

a) the fact that he compares it to a tree in a garden

b) the fact that he forgives his friend but not his foe

c) the fact that he keeps his anger a secret and allows it to fester

d) the fact that his foe has apparently been killed at the end

Review the passage from “the listeners.” for he suddenly smote on the door, even louder, and lifted his head: — "tell them i came, and no one answered, that i kept my word," he said. based on this passage, what is the best inference about the man?

Focus question: miss maudie says, “atticus finch is the same in his house as he is in public” (61). what evidence so far proves this true?

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."