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What is the poem about?
The orchards in Autumn
what does the word excursions mean?
short trips or journey
What did the orchards do to the poet?
It captured his imagination and calmed him
The poem expresses the poet's memories in the :
1- Present
2- Past
3- Future
4- Present and Past
Present and past
which season does the poet mention in the poem?
Autumn
What does the word ramblings mean?
steps
What does the poet remember?
trees, orchards, farm , walking in the orchards
What is the figure of speech in the following line:
" my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth"
a- metaphor
b- personification
c- simile
b- personification
Read line 13 from the poem.
"I loved the warm summer nights when onion and garlic fields perfumed the night air"
Why does the poet use the word Perfumed in this line?
a- To suggest the pleasant scents of the fields.
b- to describe the powerful smell of onions and garlic.
c- to suggest the heaviness of the warm night air.
d- to describe the sweetness of the flowers in the fields.
a- To suggest the pleasant scents of the fields.
How does line 2 help develop the speaker's feelings about the orchards?
1-It establishes that the speaker no longer enjoys wandering through orchards.
2- It suggests that speaker's memories are of hot weather in the orchards.
3- It tells the speaker's thoughts about the warm colors of orchards.
4- It introduces the speaker's sense of fondness for the orchards.
4- It introduces the speaker's sense of fondness for the orchards.
Read line 12 from the poem.
" My tread was light and silent in the forgiving sand."
What does the word forgiving suggest about the sand?
a- It felt soft to the speaker.
b- It seemed to excuse the speaker
c- It seemed to blame the speaker.
d- It felt unsteady to the speaker.
a- It felt soft to the speaker
What is the main effect of lines 13- 15 in the poem?
a- They remind the speaker of what the orchard looked like in autumn.
b- They show that the speaker's memories come from various senses and seasons.
c- They provide a review of the speaker's childhood hope and dreams of farm life.
d- They explain which are the speaker's favorite memories.
b- They show that the speaker's memories come from various senses and seasons.
According to lines 7-9, what does the poem suggest about the speaker's walks through the orchard?
a- The speaker would preferred to walk alone.
b- The speaker viewed the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration.
c- The animals helped break the silence of the night for the speaker.
d- The animals guided the speaker through the dark.
b- The speaker viewed the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration.
What message or theme does the poet communicate by including sensory details in the poem?
A- Places are best understood when visited at night.
B- Children can experience their surroundings more fully than adults.
C- Memories remain strong even after the passage of time.
D- Growing old can cause you to forget beautiful images of youth.
C- Memories remain strong even after the passage of time.
How do the ideas of the last stanza of the poem echo the ideas from the first stanza?
a- In the last stanza , the speaker finds a place where he can express his thoughts and feelings for the first time.
b- In the last stanza, the speaker finds comfort in the order and clean lines of another orchards.
c- In the last stanza, the speaker finds a real orchard to replace the one from his imagination.
d- In the last stanza, the speaker describes finding a deep sense of peace after the chaos of his childhood.
b- In the last stanza, the speaker finds comfort in the order and clean lines of another orchards.