Maple Street

What is the most likely reason the poet refers to the tree as a “tower” in lines 18 and 29 of the poem “Maple Street”?

• To suggest the age of the tree that the speaker climbs

• To highlight what objects the speaker enjoys sketching

• To reveal the location of the tree in the speaker’s neighborhood

• To emphasize the height from which the speaker observes the neighborhood

1 Based on stanza 1 (lines 1–13) of the poem “Maple Street,” the speaker most likely feels-

• uncertain about taking the chocolate Jamie Hamlin shares

• surprised to learn the street is named for Jamie Hamlin’s tree

• thankful to have Jamie Hamlin as a neighbor

•  jealous of the store Jamie Hamlin’s family owns

Which lines from the poem “Maple Street” support the idea that the speaker does not wish to be seen looking at others?

• like I said,

  there’s his tree. (lines 12–13)

• With my sketchbook

  and colored pencils, (lines 14–15)

• can see

  the whole neighborhood. (lines 30–31)

• hidden by these

  green and paper leaves, (lines 33–34)

Read lines 1 through 3 from the poem “Maple Street."

There’s no doubt

where our street

found its name:

These lines suggest that the speaker thinks —

• the maple tree is the most noticeable object on the street

• streets should be named after features found near them

• the street originally had a different name

• people disagree about the meaning of the street’s name

In the poem “Maple Street”, where is the maple tree located?

• In the park

• In Emily’s backyard

• In front of Jamie Hamlin’s house

• On the school playground

6. In line 19, what type of sound device is used?

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• end rhyme

• assonance

In the second stanza, the poet includes imagery to highlight-

• what the speaker does while in the tree

• how the speaker feels while climbing the tree

• what the other children in the neighborhood are doing

• how the speaker feels about the other children in the neighborhood

In stanza 3, the author uses a simile to emphasize-

• the way Paul and Carrie O’Brien are behaving

• how the high the girls are swinging

• how slowly the girls are swinging

• how hard the wind is blowing

Throughout the last stanza, what type of sound device does the author use?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• end rhyme

• consonance

The main theme of this poem is-

• it is enjoyable to have a place to hideaway

• it is not okay to spy on people

• climbing trees is the best way to spend the afternoon

• trees are the best part of nature