1) What is the poet's name in the poem 'On Killing A Tree'? a) James Kirkup b) William Butler Yeats c) Gieve Patel d) Phoebe Cary 2) What is the theme of the poem? a) The destructive nature of humans b) Mother Nature is inevitable and cannot be easily destroyed c) The tree is a symbol of mankind d) All of the above 3) Meaning of 'leprous hide' a) Sudden rough blow b) Discolored bark c) Chopped out d) Cut roughly by striking heavy blows 4) 'white and wet' is an a) Simile b) Repetition c) Enjambment d) Alliteration 5) 'On Killing A Tree' is a ___________ poem a) Sarcastic b) Haiku c) Limerick d) All of the above 6) Does the poem have a rhyme scheme? a) Yes, it does b) No, it doesn't c) I don't know d) Probably 7) Meaning of 'jab' a) Chopped out b) To become dry c) Shine d) Sudden rough blow 8) What is the meaning of 'earth cave'? a) A pit in the Earth where the roots of the tree bind it firmly to the Earth b) The Earth supports the tree firmly c) The sap which flows out of the tree’s bark where it is cut d) None of these 9) What finally kills the tree? a) Simple jab of the knife b) When it was uprooted c) None of these d) All of the above 10) 'bleeding bark' is a a) Personification b) Alliteration c) Metaphor d) All of the above

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