A Poison Tree BY W I LLI A M B LA KE

Worksheet 1: Rearrange the words below by using the

definitions given

1
r tw ah w____
extreme anger

2 an enemy or opponent.
efo f_ _
3 fright
aesfr f_ _ _ _
4
tarse t_ _ _ _
a drop of clear salty liquid
secreted from glands in a
person's eye when they cry
or when the eye is irritated.
5
ednsnu s_____
past and past participle of
sun
6
cleiteduf d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
deceiving or misleading
others
7
swlie w_ _ _ _
tricks, ruses, ploys,
schemes
8
hobt b_ _ _
used for emphasis to refer to
two people or things
9 the past form of the word
wreg g___ grow
10 the past form of the word bear
ebor b_ _ _
11
hritgb b_ _ _ _ _
giving out or reflecting much
light
12
delbhe b_____
past and past participle of
behold
13
nihse s_ _ _ _
give out a bright light

14
loset s_ _ _ _
past and past participle of
steal
15
negrad g_____
a piece of ground adjoining a
house, used for growing
flowers, fruit, or vegetables
16
vileed v_ _ _ _ _
partially conceal, disguise, or
obscure
17
lope p_ _ _
a long, slender, rounded
piece of wood or metal
placed in the ground as a
support for something.
18
algd g___
feeling pleasure or
happiness.
19
d r e e t h c r t s s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ past and past participle of
stretch
20
abtenhe b_ _ _ _ _ _
underneath
Worksheet 2: Fill in the blanks in the poem by referring to the stanzas
displayed on the wall

A Poison Tree
BY WILLIAM BLAKE

I was angry with my friend;

I told my ____________ , my wrath did end.
I was angry with my ____________:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in ____________,

Night & morning with my ____________:
And I ____________ it with smiles,
And with soft ____________ ____________.

And it grew ____________ day and night.

Till it ____________ an apple ____________.
And my foe ____________ it ____________,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my ____________ ____________,

When the night had ____________ the ____________;
In the morning ____________ I see;
My foe out__________ ___________ the tree.
 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.