SPM TRIAL 2019 - State Trials - Student

SELANGOR C - P2

SULIT

A Poison Tree SECTION D
I was angry with my friend: [20 marks]
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe: [Time suggested : 35 minutes ]
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
William Blake
And I watered it in fears,
Night and 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.

32. Read the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake and answer the questions that follow.
(a) In Stanza 1, who does the persona forgive?

____________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
(b) In Stanza 2, which line shows that the persona is insincere?

_____________________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(c) In Stanza 3, line 9, And it grew both day and night”, what does it refer to?

_____________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

(d) In your own words, what emotion is expressed by the persona ? Give reason to support your answer.
Emotion: _____________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
Reason: ______________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

[5 marks]

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SELANGOR C - P2

SULIT

33. The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.

Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford

Dear Mr. Kilmer - Anne Schraff
Sing To the Dawn - Mingfong Ho

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.
Using the details from the novel you have studied, choose a character as strong-willed in an incident and how it
helped to solve his/her problem. Support your answer with close with reference to the text.

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