The Storyteller by Jennifer Hu

In line 16 the word hues mean?

• injuries

• plants

• expressions

• colors

What does the poet suggest about the tree in lines 24 through 30?

• It is near the end of its life.

• It was in danger one year during a particularly rainy season.

• It has many descriptions of events carved into its wood.

• It has experienced many events through the years.

Which word best describes the speaker's attitude toward the tree?

• Respectful

• Cheerful

• Sorrowful

• Envious

Why are the first and third lines repeated in the last stanza?

• To show how large the tree has grown.

• To highlight that the age of the tree makes it special.

• To remind the reader of the importance of the environment.

• To explain what the speaker enjoys most about the appearance of the tree.

Which lines from the poem suggest that the tree deserves respect?

• She changes her clothes each season:

  A dress of pink blossoms in the spring.

• She has scarred wood

  with intricate scars carved into her face.

• Her face looks out to the world

  a grandmother to us all.

• Smelled the dew on summer dawns

  And felt the moist soil at her feet

Read lines 5 through 10

The poet uses personification in these lines most likely to show that the tree

• protects the other trees

• provides a warning about approaching dangers

• has become stronger as it has matured

• prevents smaller plants from having room to grow.