Working with the Poem

Working with the Poem

1. Games or human activities in which trees 'participate' include:

   • Playing hide-and-seek (children hide behind trees).
   • Swinging (swings are often hung from tree branches).
   • Climbing trees.
   • Building treehouses.
   • Having picnics (people sit under trees for shade).
   • Gathering fruits (from fruit-bearing trees).

2. i) "Trees are to make no shade in winter." This means that deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter, so they cannot provide shade. This contrasts with the line immediately before it (which is implied to be "Trees are for shade in summer"), where trees provide ample shade due to their full foliage. ii) Yes, one primary purpose of many trees is to bear fruit like apples or pears, which are a food source. The line is a straightforward statement of fact, not necessarily humorous, but stated in a simple, direct manner.

3. Here are some new lines for a similar poem about water: Water is for fish to swim in. Water is for people to drink. Water is for boats to sail on. Water is for plants to grow with.