The Man Who Hated Trees

In "The Man Who Hated Trees", what does "the man" do for a living?

• He's a barber.

• He's a lumberjack.

• He's a tree expert.

• He's a cafeteria manager.

Which line(s) contain(s) a straight metaphor?

• Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."

• Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."

• Line 24: "That tree touches the rain gutter."

• Line 14-15: "he wanted / to make those customers stumps."

Which line(s) contain(s) an allusion?

• Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."

• Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."

• Line 24: "That tree touches the rain gutter."

• Line 14-15: "he wanted / to make those customers stumps."

Which line(s) contain(s) the best example of personification?

• Lines 39-40: "What stories did he tell himself, this patriot of springtime,"

• Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."

• Line 24: "He joked about running over cats / as the last chinaberry crashed."

• Lines 37-38: "as the truck came to gather arms and legs, / fingers waving their last farewell."

Which lines contain a simile?

• Lines 35-36: "He joked about running over cats / as the truck came to gather arms and legs,"

• Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."

• Lines 13-14: "He was cutting down whole bodies / from the feet up,"

• Lines 19-20: "I don't like blossoms, too much mess./Trees take up the sky."

Which line(s) contain(s) the best example of imagery?

• Lines 20-21: "Trees take up the sky. / It's my light, why share it?"

• Line 26: "searing off the last little branches of neighborly affection."

• Lines 36-38: "as the last chinaberry crashed, / as the truck came to gather arms and legs, / fingers waving their last farewell."

• Line 29: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise."

Which adjectives most accurately describe the speaker's tone in this poem?

• sad and reflective

• angry and bitter

• apathetic and cold

• content and satisfied

Which lines best supports the idea that the speaker thinks the man is selfish?

• Lines 1-3

• Lines 32-33

• Line 35

• Lines 39-40

What line(s) best support(s) the idea that the man's actions are violent and extreme?

• Line 3

• Line 13

• Line 21

• Line 26

Which of the following ideas provides the best analysis for lines 16-26?

• The man likely doesn't have any good reasons for chopping down the trees on his property.

• If you don't keep them in check, trees can cause all kinds of damage to one's property.

• Having less trees in one's neighborhood actually prevents crime.

• The man cuts things all day for a living that he can't help himself when het gets home.