Q1. Who wrote 'The Trees'?
Q2. What is the main action in the poem?
Q3. What do the trees break through?
Q4. What do trees metaphorically represent?
Q5. What is Rich's tone toward the escape?
Q6. How is the escape process portrayed?
Q7. What does the fence symbolize?
Q8. What is the political message?
Q9. How does Rich's language function?
Q10. Is the poem only about trees?
Q11. What does wild represent in the poem?
Q12. Is freedom presented as guaranteed?
Q13. What feeling does the poem evoke?
Q14. What type of constraints does the poem address?
Q15. How does Rich challenge conformity?
Q16. What is the ultimate message?
Q17. Does the poem suggest doubt about escape?
Q18. What universal theme does the poem address?
Q19. How does metaphor strengthen the poem?
Q20. What is Rich's view of nature's power?
