Question 12 (1 point) Read the poem.

A Poison Tree
by 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.

Read these lines from the second stanza from "A Poison Tree."

And I sunned it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

What is the meaning of the figurative language in these lines?

Question 12 options:

The speaker covers up his wrath with lies and smiles.

Smiling makes the speaker forget his wrath.

The speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath.

Being in the sunshine makes the speaker's wrath worse.

Question 13 (1 point)
Read the poem.

A Poison Tree
by 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.

Part A

What can be inferred about the speaker's feelings toward his foe?

Question 13 options:

The speaker keeps his anger inside until it erupts into violence.

The speaker chooses to get past his anger and forgives his enemy.

The speaker's anger toward his foe becomes toxic and poisons the speaker's mind.

The speaker becomes indifferent to his foe and moves on.

Question 14 (1 point)
Read the poem.

A Poison Tree
by 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.

Part B

Which lines from the poem best support the answer in Part A?

Question 14 options:

"In the morning, glad, I see / My foe outstretched beneath the tree."

"And I watered it in fears / Night and morning with my tears,"

I was angry with my foe: / I told it not, my wrath did grow."

"And I sunned it with smiles / And with soft deceitful wiles."

Question 15 (1 point)
Review the definition.

The root spect means "to see."

Which answer best identifies the prefix and explains how it affects meaning in the word retrospect?

Question 15 options:

The prefix is retro- and it suggests that one is looking ahead.

The prefix is retro- and it suggests that one has the ability to predict the future.

The prefix is retro- and it suggests that one lacks focus and direction.

The prefix is retro- and it suggests that one is looking back.