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Poisoned Talk: Question and Answer Samples and Techniques
Poisoned Talk: Question and Answer Samples and Techniques
Raymond Wilson
The poem Poisoned Talk by Raymond Wilson is about the lethal effects of
pollution on the (1)____________________. Each verse begins with a (2)
____________ about who is responsible for the (3) __________ of an element
of nature. This is followed by a (4) _______________ by the guilty party. The
culprit explains how he committed the (5) ____________. From his
explanation, we realise the death was caused by (6) ____________. The
real killer is (7) _________, who polluted
the earth.
B. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE POEM
POISONED TALK.
d. What does the last line (line 25) tell us about the
power of the killer? Give reason for your answer.
The last line tells us that the killer is very powerful
because it can kill all living creatures
Describe your feelings about
pollution after reading this poem.
After reading the poem, I feel very concerned
about the effects of pollution on nature and
the environment. In the poem, it is revealed
that birds, animals, plants and whole forests
are being poisoned by pollution. The culprits
who say they caused the deaths of the birds,
lake, flowers and forest are not really the
killers. Man is the real killer because of
greed. If we do not stop our harmful actions,
the environment will be destroyed. I will do
my part to stop pollution.
PT3 EXAM
PRACTICES
Read the poem Poisoned Talk and answer the following
questions
d. Do you think the fish should be blamed for the death of the
birds of the lake? Give a reason for your answer
No, I do not think that the fish should be blamed. The fish
became poisonous because his flesh was contaminated
by pollution and the birds died eating his flesh
Read the poem Poisoned Talk and answer the following
questions
a. Cock robin and the birds of the lake died of the same
cause. What is the cause of their deaths?
They died of poisoning when they fed on animals that
were poisoned / contaminated by pollution.
d. In your opinion, why did the poet write this poem? Give a
reason for your answer
No, I do not think that the fish should be blamed. The fish
became poisonous because his flesh was contaminated
by pollution and the birds died eating his flesh
In your opinion, why did the poet
write this poem? Give a reason for
your answer
The poet wrote this poem to make us
realise that we must take responsibility
for environmental destruction / that we
must stop polluting the environment.
The poem is about creatures and
poisonous substances confessing to
killing elements of the environment but
they are really not the culprits because
the are not human and they cannot
control their actions.