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WorksheetsThe Man Who Hated Trees
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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.
Which of the following ideas best summarizes the theme of the whole poem?
We should always pay respect to our neighbors who try to make our neighborhoods look nice.
Living in a community means accepting that we share our neighborhood with people who have different values than we do.
Sometimes you have to cut down some trees in order to improve your view.
It is respectable to help your neighbors with their landscaping.
