Life of Pi
How does Pi feel about animals, including Richard Parker?
What is he loves them.
In William Blake's "A Poison Tree", which line best supports the idea that the speaker actively nurtures their anger?
A. "I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end."
B. "And I watered it in fears, night and morning with my tears."
C. "I told it not, my wrath did grow."
D. "And into my garden stole, when the night had veiled the pole."
B. "And I watered it in fears, night and morning with my tears."
How does Richard Parker show Pi he feels safe around him?
What is making purr sounds?
Which phrase in "A Poison Tree" uses figurative language to suggest deceit?
A. "And I watered it in fears."
B. "And I sunned it with smiles."
C. "And my foe beheld it shine."
D. "When the night had veiled the pole."
B. "And I sunned it with smiles."
What did Pi feel like he had to do to Richard Parker while they were on the boat?
What is tame him?
How does Blake’s use of a consistent rhyme scheme (AABB) contribute to the meaning of the poem?
A. It creates a sense of order that contrasts with the chaos caused by anger.
B. It emphasizes the unpredictability of emotions like wrath.
C. It mirrors the free and uncontrolled growth of the tree.
D. It makes the poem more difficult to interpret.
A. It creates a sense of order that contrasts with the chaos caused by anger.
How did Pi figure he would die?
What is by Richard Parker or drowning?
What is the effect of ending the poem with the image of the foe "outstretched beneath the tree"?
A. It provides closure to the speaker's internal conflict.
B. It underscores the physical consequences of emotional turmoil.
C. It shifts the focus from the speaker to the natural setting.
D. It highlights the speaker’s regret for harboring anger.
B. It underscores the physical consequences of emotional turmoil.
What are our main, three reading strategies?
What is highlighting, annotating, and the process of elimination?
How does the speaker's suppressed anger influence the development of the poem’s plot?
A. It allows the speaker to reconcile with their foe.
B. It grows into a metaphorical tree that ultimately leads to the foe’s demise.
C. It creates a sense of regret, leading the speaker to destroy the tree.
D. It forces the foe to apologize for their actions.
B. It grows into a metaphorical tree that ultimately leads to the foe’s demise.