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Part AWhat can be inferred about the speaker's different treatment of

his friend and his foe?
The speaker treats his friends and enemies equally
unacceptably
The speaker is able to solve problems with people
he feels kindly toward
The speaker solves problems with those he feels
unkindly toward
The speaker treats his friends worse than he treats
his enemies
Part B
Which lines from the poem best support the answer in Part A?
"And my foe beheld it shine. I And he knew that it
was mine-
"In the morning, glad I see / My foe outstretched
beneath the tree
"And it grew both day and night / Til it bore an apple
bright"
"I was angry with my friend I told my wrath my
wrath did end"

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Answer:

Part A. The speaker is able to solve problems with people he feels kindly toward.

Part B. "I was angry with my friend I told my wrath my wrath did end"

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

The speaker is able to solve problems with people he feels kindly toward.

"I was angry with my friend I told my wrath my wrath did end"

Step-by-step explanation:

William Blake's short poem "The Poison Tree" is a metaphorical description of what anger and hatred can do to a person if it is repressed. The speaker presents two cases where he dealt with the anger and how it ended in the two scenarios.

Part A- The speaker tells his friend about his "wrath" and the anger was resolved. On the other hand, he repressed the anger about his foe which grew. This shows that the speaker's treatment of his friend and his foe is different and their resolution of any "wrath" depends on their relationship. He was able to resolve the problems with his friend, someone he feels kindly toward while the same doesn't happen for his foe.

Part B- The answer of Part A is supported by the line "I was angry with my friend I told my wrath my wrath did end". Telling his friend about the anger helped resolve the issue between them and peace came. But on the other hand, "I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow" shows that the refusal to tell his foe about the anger only led to the growth of that hatred.

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