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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow

SET 1

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 & 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.

a) ‘I told my wrath, my wrath did end’

What is the feeling expressed in the line above?

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b) How do you think the persona is able to gain his enemy’s trust?
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c) What do you think happened to the persona’s foe from the line My foe outstretched beneath
the tree?
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d) The persona in the poem is very angry with his foe. If you were his friend, what advice
would you give him?
Advice 1 :…………………………………………………………………....

Advice 2 :…………………………………………………………………… [ 1 mark ]

SET 2

a) In Stanza 1, which phrase in the poem means ‘no longer angry with my friend’?

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b) In stanza 2, what do you understand by the phrase watered it?

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c) Why do you think the persona was full with soft deceitful wiles?

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d) My wrath did grow

In what way did the persona ‘grow’ his wrath ? Give areason to support your answer.

Way :........................................................................................................................

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Reason :....................................................................................................................

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 Answer :

SET 1

a) Anger
b) The person pretends to be friendly towards his foe
c) His foe died under the tree
d) Advice 1 : I would advise him to talk to his foe
Advise 2 : I would ask him to find out the main cause of his anger
(Accept any suitable answer)

SET 2

a) ‘my wrath did end’

b) The persona was referring to his growing anger which he watered just like a plant that needs
water to survive
c) The persona is unable to forgive his foe his foe, so he came up with all sorts of cunning ways
to destroy him
d) Way :He watered and sunned his wrath day and night with fake smiles and bad intention
Reason : All he wanted was to hurt his enemy since the persona was not able to forgive him.