Jose Hernandez Diaz reads "The Fall"

The video features a teacher reading and discussing the prose poem 'The Fall' by Russell Edson. The teacher explains how Edson's improvisational style and the poem's spontaneity have influenced their own writing. The poem tells a whimsical story of a man who pretends to be a tree, only to be humorously corrected by his parents.

Why did the teacher choose to read 'The Fall' by Russell Edson?

• Because it is easy to understand.

• Because it is a long poem.

• Because it is a popular poem.

• Because it influenced their writing style.

What did the man do with the two leaves he found?

• He planted them in the garden.

• He threw them away.

• He gave them to his parents.

• He held them out and claimed to be a tree.

What was the parents' initial reaction to the man's claim of being a tree?

• They believed him.

• They ignored him.

• They told him to go outside.

• They laughed at him.

What did the man do after his parents' response?

• He insisted he was a tree.

• He dropped the leaves.

• He planted the leaves.

• He left the house.

What was the parents' final comment in the poem?

• They said it was fall.

• They said it was winter.

• They said it was summer.

• They said it was spring.