because it drives the leaves with its unkind breath
because the birds can't fly against it
‘All down the stream, on its swollen tide, / Float the leaves, like ships in which fairies ride...’ What are the leaves compared to in the above lines?
ships in which fairies ride
streams
swollen tides
‘Leaves that cower, and shelter, and cling, / Trembling and frightened of everything...’ The lines indicate the leaves’ _____________.
happiness
courage
vulnerability
What is the tone of the poem ‘Falling Leaves’?
satiric
ironic
melancholic
Why are the leaves sad?
because they are bidding goodbye to the tree
because the wind passed through the woods
because the wind blew the bright carpet away
Up in the trees there’s a golden rain…’ In this line ‘golden rain’ is a _____________.
