Literary passages

Prose and poetry extracts in English: theme, tone, mood, figures of speech, imagery and the writer’s intention.

English Language and Literature5 questions
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Its roots like grey ropes let down from the sky. It has sheltered the weary from summer’s white heat And watched a whole village grow up and grow by. The children who swung from its branches are grey; They sit in its shade and remember their play.

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In the line “Its roots like grey ropes let down from the sky”, the poet uses:Easy
Which line gives the tree a human quality?Medium
What is the central idea of the poem?Medium
The overall mood of the poem is best described as:Medium
“The children who swung from its branches are grey” means that those children:Easy
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