EASTERN VISAYAS SYATE UNIVERSITY

Part 1 Final Examination in Art Appreciation

TREES
Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks to God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A rest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain?
Poems are made by fools like me.
But only God can make a tree.
 Final Examination

Jerico R. Homerez June 23, 2022

Name Date

DIRECT QUESTIONS:

1. To what does the poet compare tree?

The tree in the poem symbolizes us God’s creation as the author acknowledge
his own inadequacy to live up the creation of the natural world by making this statement “I
think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree”. The poem honors and marvels at the
tremendous complexity of the world that Christian God created.

2. What does the poet mean when he wrote that the hungry mouth of the tree is prest
against the earth’s sweet flowing breast?

These words clearly employ personification in order for the reader to be able to
relate to it. The human connection is very significant because it not only humanizes the tree
and makes it more approachable, but also because humankind so frequently lifts itself above
nature.

3. How does a tree lift her leafy arms to pray?

Just like a spiritually devoted person raising her hand praising and thanking God
it suggests a strong relationship between nature and God’s creative acts. The speaker’s
statement at the poem’s conclusion that “only God can make a tree” furthers the idea
that nature is intimately related to heavenly power.

4. Why is it said that a tree “intimately lives with rain”?

These words may suggest that Mother Nature views each and every living thing
as an expression of her acceptance of and tolerance for nature. I also think that the
poem as a whole conveys us humans to appreciate the beauty and importance of nature
and to treat it with respect.
5. Why do you think the poet considers himself a “fool”?

The author might be wants us to learn that we must recognize our place in the
earth among much larger natural beings, such as tress, who some people think have
spiritual connections, is a sobering concept.

GOODLUCK!!! 

Mr. Leonardo R. Cuayzon