Tall Trees — Flashcards

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The poem presents tall trees as caring guardians of nature. They are shown watching the clouds, sheltering birds, and keeping watch over the sleeping world at night.

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'Tall Trees' was written by Eileen Mathias.

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Personification is a literary device in which a thing is spoken of as if it were a living being. In this poem, trees are given human qualities such as feet, heads, watching, and peeping.

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This shows that the trees are very tall. Their roots are described as feet in the earth, and their tops are described as heads in the sky. The poet uses this personification to make the trees seem lik…

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It means that the roots of the trees go deep into the ground and give the trees a strong hold. The phrase also suggests strength and stability.

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The tall trees watch the clouds go by. This creates the image of trees standing quietly and observing nature like human beings.

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The rhyming pair is sky / by. The poem uses rhyme to create rhythm and make the lines easy to remember.

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Dusk sends the birds to rest, and the tall trees shelter them safely in a nest. The stanza shows nature working together to give comfort and protection.