The Autumn Orchard

How does line 2 help develop the speaker's feelings about the orchards?

• It establishes that the speaker no longer enjoys wandering through orchards.

• It suggests that the speaker's memories are of hot weather in the orchards.

• It tells the speaker's thoughts about the warm colors of orchards.

• It introduces the speaker's sense of fondness for the orchards.

According to lines, 7-9, what does the poem suggest about the speaker's walks through the orchard?

• The speaker would have preferred to walk alone.

• The speaker viewed the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration.

• The animals helped break the silence of the night for the speaker.

• The animals guided the speaker through the dark.

Read line 12 from the poem.

"My tread was light and silent in the forgiving sand."

What does the word forgiving suggest about the sand?

• It felt soft to the speaker.

• It seemed to excuse the speaker.

• It seemed to blame the speaker.

• It felt unsteady to the speaker.

What message or theme does the poet communicate by including the sensory details in the poem?

• Places are best understood when visited at night.

• Children can experience their surroundings more fully than adults.

• Memories remain strong even after the passage of time.

• Growing old can cause you to forget beautiful images of youth.

Read line 13 from the poem.

"I loved the warm summer nights when onion and garlic fields perfumed the night air."

Why does the poet use the word perfumed in this line?

• to suggest the pleasant scent of the field

• to describe the powerful smell of onions and garlic

• to suggest the heaviness of the warm night air

• to describe the sweetness of the flowers in the fields.

What is the main effect of lines 13-15 in the poem?

• They remind the speaker of what the orchard looked like in Autumn.

• They show that the speaker's memories come from various senses and seasons.

• They provide a review of the speaker's childhood hopes and dreams of farm life.

• They explain which are the speaker's favorite memories.

How do the ideas of the last stanza of the poem echo the ideas from the first stanza?

• In the last stanza, the speaker finds a place where he can express his thoughts freely for the first time.

• In the last stanza, the speaker finds comfort in the order and cleanliness of another orchard.

• In the last stanza, the speaker finds a real orchard to replace the one from his imagination.

• In the last stanza, the speaker describes finding a deep sense of peace after the chaos of his childhood,