Mother of the Forest Poem

The poet organizes this poem by -

• Explaining the causes and effects of nature

• Discussing a problem and providing a solution

• Comparing different types of trees

• Following the life cycle of the tree

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

From whose point of view is the poem written?

• First person from the poet’s point of view

• First person from the tree’s point of view

• Third person from the tree’s point of view

• Third person from an unknown person’s perspective

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The sixth stanza is important to the poem because it -

• It tells how tall the tree is.

• It describes explosions

• It points out that humans do bad things at times.

• It explains that birds ask many questions.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the best definition of the word scaled as it is used in line 117?

• Measured

• Scraped

• Climbed

• Re-sized

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The poet most likely includes the word chugging in line 58 to show -

• How the trains looked

• How the trains felt

• What the trains sounded like

• Where the trains went

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the lines below.

When I was 350 feet tall,

computers rose and ruled

like new pharaohs.

The author most likely included this simile to -

• Describe how computers seemed to rule humans

• Compare the tree to computers

• Create a mental image of computers

• Tell how pharaohs are like computers

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

Why do the people describe the tree as the “Mother of the Forest”?

• The tree is the most motherly

• The tree is tallest in the world

• The tree is the oldest in the world

• People thought it sounded good.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

How does the Mother of the Forest change in this poem?

• She changes color.

• She gets weaker over time.

• She loses her leaves.

• She grows taller.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What can the read conclude about humans from this poem?

• Humans always make choices that are sensible

• Humans are flawed and make choices that do not make sense in the end

• Humans need a strong ruler

• Humans value nature

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The poet include the lines 80 and 81 to -

• To describe how intelligent the tree is

• To explain the answer to the birds question

• To show that the choices humans were making did not make sense

• Demonstrate how wise the tree is

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5