1. Lines 1-10: Which details in these lines relate to the Japanese appreciation of nature?
2. Lines 8–10: What tone is suggested in these lines by the
words exclaimed, surprised, gleaming, and hurried?
3. Lines 44-52: Which words best describe the sentences in this
paragraph: long, short, simple, or complex? Give examples to
support your response. The sentence structure conveys the
narrator's feelings. How does the sentence structure help to
communicate this tone?
4. Lines 73-84: What are the narrator's feelings about nature?
Cite specific examples.
5. Lines 85-94: What does the narrator's reaction to the boy's
actions allow readers to infer?
6. Lines 99-114: What sentences, phrases, and specific words
convey the narrator's amazement and joy from seeing the
children's names projected onto one another?
7. Lines 119-128: Explain what each insect represents in the
story.