DOL 4.1 The Redwood Forest ESCOBEDO

What is most likely the poet’s purpose for using a descriptive structure in the poem “The Redwood Forest”? Select TWO correct answers.

• To create suspense and mystery about the redwood forest

• To immerse the reader in the redwood forest through sensory experience

• To thoroughly explore the history and origins of the redwood forest

• To compare the redwood forest to other natural landscapes

• To vividly depict the beauty and characteristics of the redwood forest

Which statement best describes how the poem is organized in multiple stanzas? Select TWO correct answers.

• Each stanza presents a series of events leading to a conclusion.

• The stanzas highlight the dangers and threats facing the redwood forest.

• Each stanza showcases different aspects of the redwood forest.

• Each stanza compares the redwood forest to other natural landscapes.

• The stanzas progress from a forest overview to specific nature details.

Which of these statements describes an element of the poem?

• The poem uses internal rhyme to create musicality.

• The poem does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

• The poem features a consistent rhyme scheme.

• The poem includes a refrain that repeats throughout the text.

Read the information in stanzas 2 and 3. Which sentence emphasizes the idea that nature has enduring and resilient beauty?

• The earth shifting and moving around it.

• But these trees planted their roots at the beginning of time.

• These redwoods mysteriously soar.

• Their trunks stand like pillars.

What theme does the author express in the poem?

• The power of human achievement.

• The resilience and beauty of nature.

• The importance of technological advancement.

• The fleeting nature of life.