Forest of Fire The chill has reached the trees
Setting them afire,
The wind blows and sparks,
leaves
floating
flipping
flittering,
lighting the ground in
blazing brilliant colors of fall.
In lines 3-5, how does word placement most clearly contribute to the meaning
of the poem?
A. The placement of "leaves" on a line by itself suggests that the true
topic of the poem is not fire, but leaves.
B. The separation of the words "sparks" and "leaves" emphasizes the
idea of a forest fire.
C. The placement of "floating' on a line by itself implies that the
leaves may rise upward rather than fall to the ground.
D. The separation of the word "leaves" from the rest of the lines
slows the pace of the poem to reflect the stillness of autumn.