Question

Read these lines from the second stanza from "A Poison Tree."

Answer 1

Answer: The speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath.

Explanation:

The meaning of the figurative language in these lines shows that "the speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath".

The metaphor is used in this scenario to make comparison of an anger to a tree. We should note that a while means a truck that's deceitful. Therefore, the deceitful wiles by the narrator is to lesson his wrath at that particular time even though he may be planning something that's mischievous later.

Answer 2

Answer:

The speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath.

Explanation:

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