Short Answer Questions1. Where do the trees go? Why?2. Why is the forest empty?3. What are the roots doing?4. How do the trees look at night?5. What was the poet’s reaction when the trees were moving out?Long Answer Questions1. What message does the poet want to convey through the poem, ‘The Trees’?2. The basic theme of happiness for all living beings is freedom. Explain with reference to the poem, ‘The Trees’

a. The poet here describes how a tree is killed. Why do you think peoplecut trees? Suggest alternatives to cutting trees.b. After reading the poem, what similarities can we draw between trees andsome great people of yesteryears?c. On your way home, you saw an old, massive tree being chopped off bysome people. Write a diary entry in 100-150 words describing yourfeelings on seeing the tree being chopped.d. What is the theme of the poem On Killing a Tree?

Click to read "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now," by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.Which line(s) from the poem best support(s) the theme that people should take pleasure in nature during their short lives?A.Now, of my threescore years and ten, / Twenty will not come again,B.And take from seventy springs a score,C.And stands about the woodland rideD.And since to look at things in bloom / Fifty springs are little room.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:When the forest canopy is removed, the moist soil is exposed to direct sunlight. This causes it to dry out. Without the root structures to hold the soil in place, the dried-out dirt is carried away by wind and rain. Eventually, what was once a lush forest becomes a barren desert.Which statement best describes how the structure enhances a reader's understanding of the passage?A.It examines the connection between cutting down trees and the environmental outcome.B.It uses a formal tone to highlight the serious nature of cutting down trees.C.It appeals to a reader's emotions by creating an image of a lifeless desert.D.It traces the order of events that led to gradual deforestation of the Amazon.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Click to read "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now," by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.Identify the primary theme of this poem.A.Cherry trees are most beautiful in the spring.B.We should take pleasure in nature during our short lives.C.We should strive to be immersed in nature.D.Nature changes as the seasons change.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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