Question
here are 14 lines in the poem. The poem is numbered every 5 lines.,end italics,
To an Oak
O Oak! long years the stress of storm and wind
Has made thy limbs exult in growing thew;,superscript,1,baseline,
And deeper, surer in the earth descend
The thousand tendrils that were strengthening you;
With best of sun and song and rain and dew
High on the hill thy strength, tho' storm and wind
Oft did thy tender thewless youth unbend;
But greater thou in limb and power grew.
O mighty oak! with faith serene and sure,
Impart to me the secret of thy girth.
Invest me master of thy patient will;
That through the coming years I may endure,
And deeper rooted in the fields of earth.
At last, as thou, be sovereign of a hill.
("To an Oak" by Charles Bertram Johnson)
,begin bold,,superscript,1,baseline,thew,end bold, strong and powerful
Question 1
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
,begin emphasis,Part A,end emphasis,
These lines are from the poem.
"With best of sun and song and rain and dew
High on the hill thy strength, tho' storm and wind
Oft did thy tender thewless youth unbend;
But greater thou in limb and power grew." (Lines 5–8)
What do these lines ,begin emphasis,most,end emphasis, clearly reveal about the tree?
Question 1 Answer options with 4 options
1.
It became larger by growing multiple new branches.
2.
It learned to live in good and bad weather conditions.
3.
It overcame hardships more easily because it was on a hill.
4.
It became larger and stronger in spite of challenges it faced.
Question 2
,begin emphasis,Part B,end emphasis,
How do these lines contribute to an important idea in the poem?
Question 2 Answer options with 4 options
1.
They show what the speaker wants to learn from the tree.
2.
They show what the speaker thinks is interesting about the tree.
3.
They show what the speaker likes about the appearance of the tree.
4.
They show what the speaker has trouble understanding about the tree.
To an Oak
O Oak! long years the stress of storm and wind
Has made thy limbs exult in growing thew;,superscript,1,baseline,
And deeper, surer in the earth descend
The thousand tendrils that were strengthening you;
With best of sun and song and rain and dew
High on the hill thy strength, tho' storm and wind
Oft did thy tender thewless youth unbend;
But greater thou in limb and power grew.
O mighty oak! with faith serene and sure,
Impart to me the secret of thy girth.
Invest me master of thy patient will;
That through the coming years I may endure,
And deeper rooted in the fields of earth.
At last, as thou, be sovereign of a hill.
("To an Oak" by Charles Bertram Johnson)
,begin bold,,superscript,1,baseline,thew,end bold, strong and powerful
Question 1
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
,begin emphasis,Part A,end emphasis,
These lines are from the poem.
"With best of sun and song and rain and dew
High on the hill thy strength, tho' storm and wind
Oft did thy tender thewless youth unbend;
But greater thou in limb and power grew." (Lines 5–8)
What do these lines ,begin emphasis,most,end emphasis, clearly reveal about the tree?
Question 1 Answer options with 4 options
1.
It became larger by growing multiple new branches.
2.
It learned to live in good and bad weather conditions.
3.
It overcame hardships more easily because it was on a hill.
4.
It became larger and stronger in spite of challenges it faced.
Question 2
,begin emphasis,Part B,end emphasis,
How do these lines contribute to an important idea in the poem?
Question 2 Answer options with 4 options
1.
They show what the speaker wants to learn from the tree.
2.
They show what the speaker thinks is interesting about the tree.
3.
They show what the speaker likes about the appearance of the tree.
4.
They show what the speaker has trouble understanding about the tree.