Question

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

1. I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath ‘my wrath did end.
i. Who does ‘I’ refer to?
ii. How did the anger of the poet
come to an end?
iii. Write a synonym for ‘wrath’.

2. And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;
i. What does ‘it’ refer to?
ii. How is ‘it’ watered?

3. In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
i. How did the poet feel in the
morning?
ii. Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?
iii. Why was the ‘foe’ found lying
outstretched beneath the tree?

4. And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
i. Who does ‘it’ refer to?
ii. What does ‘apple’ signify?
iii. What grew both day and night?
A Poison Tree Chapter 2 Page 184
TNSCERT Class IX

Answer 1

he said that she was a little