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Maple Street Poem

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Question 1

1.

What is the most likely reason the poet refers to the tree as a “tower” in lines 18 and 29 of the poem “Maple Street”?

To suggest the age of the tree that the speaker climbs

To highlight what objects the speaker enjoys sketching

To reveal the location of the tree in the speaker’s neighborhood

To emphasize the height from which the speaker observes the neighborhood

Question 2

2.

Based on stanza 1 (lines 1–13) of the poem “Maple Street,” the speaker most likely feels —

uncertain about taking the chocolate Jamie Hamlin shares

surprised to learn the street is named for Jamie Hamlin’s tree

thankful to have Jamie Hamlin as a neighbor

jealous of the store Jamie Hamlin’s family owns

Question 3

3.

Which lines from the poem “Maple Street” support the idea that the speaker does not wish to be seen looking at others?

like I said, 
there’s his tree. (lines 12–13)

With my sketchbook 
and colored pencils, (lines 14–15)

I can see 
the whole neighborhood. (lines 30–31)

Question 4

4.

Read lines 1 through 3 from the poem “Maple Street.”
[There’s no doubt where our street found its name:]

These lines suggest that the speaker thinks —

the maple tree is the most noticeable object on the street

hidden by these 
green and paper leaves, (lines 33–34)

streets should be named after features found near them

the street originally had a different name

people disagree about the meaning of the street’s name