Layers of Rainforest

1. From whose point of view is the poem written? Tick one.

• a plant

• a tree

• a monkey

• a river

2. How are the leaves in the ‘uppermost branches’ described? Tick one.

• wet

• waxy

• warm

• wilting

My vast canopy is ^_________ with air close and still bearing -----------: I have quite a supply!

4. Find and copy one example of alliteration from the poem.

5. What part of the tree do the ‘gliding and flying’ creatures visit?

6. ... through the darkness that all year does last.

Explain what is meant by this phrase.

7. 7. Roughly how long has the tree been growing for?

8. 8. Amidst the lofty heights of my uppermost branches. Which word means the same as ‘uppermost’?

9. Tick one

• many

• top

• leafy

• large

9. 9. What does each verse of the poem represent?

10. 10. ‘... slithering serpents slide’ is an example of ? Tick one.

• rhyme

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor