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Why do the women not "do anything"?

What is the main tone of the poem?

The Black Walnut Tree

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1
What is the main tone of the poem?
Didactic
Somber
Joyful
Reflective
2
Why do the women not "do anything"?
The roots of the tree are connected to the house.
They feel the tree may be useful.
The tree still produces fruit that they need.
They feel they should resist the idea to remove the tree.
3
What is the theme of the poem?
Traditions are a valuable part of life.
We should consider real problems more than imaginary ones.
Family heritage is more important than monetary value.
Life is about money.
4
What is the form of the poem?
Free verse
Sonnet
Blank verse
Ballad
5
What poetic devices is used in the line "Something brighter than money moves in our blood"?
Personification
Irony
Simile
Metaphor
6
What is the main conflict in the poem?
Love vs hatred
Practicality vs sentimentality
Old vs New
Money vs morality
7
Which literary device is used in "So the black walnut tree/swings through another year"?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Personification
Simile
8
Which quotation best suggest a shift in tone in the poem?
"But something brighter than money / moves in our blood"
"leaves are getting heavier / fruit harder to gather away"
"Like some storm anyway will churn / smashing the house"
"What my mother / we'd crawl with shame in the emptiness"