Forest of Fire


The chill has reached the trees


Setting them afire,


The wind blows and sparks,


leaves


floating


flipping


flittering,


lighting the ground in


blazing brilliant colors of fall.


In lines 3-5, how does word placement most clearly contribute to the meaning


of the poem?


A. The separation of the words "sparks" and "leaves" emphasizes the


idea of a forest fire.


O B. The placement of "floating" on a line by itself implies that the


leaves may rise upward rather than fall to the ground.


O C. The separation of the word "leaves" from the rest of the lines


slows the pace of the poem to reflect the stillness of autumn.


O D. The placement of "leaves" on a line by itself suggests that the true


topic of the poem is not fire, but leaves.