Question

read the poem. there are several questions about the poem. there are 40 lines in the poem. the poem is numbered every 5 lines. the wood pile our waking in the frozen swamp one gray day i paused and said, i will turn back from here. no, i will go on farther—and we shall see.” one foot went before the same where look and then the look went down. the view was all in lines straight up and down of tall slim trees, too much alike, certain i was here too much like other i was just from home so somewhere else! i was just as careful o as if i had a friend before me to be ligh ted. a small bird flew before me. he was careful to put a tree between us when he took and say no word to tell me why he throttled. who was he that i was after him who chased he thought that i was after one who lags the white one in his fall to himsel f. everything said as personal to himself one right ear at a time would take undeterred him. one eye, and there was a pile of wood for which i kept him and let his little fear carry him off the way i might have gone without so much to make his last stand he went behind it to make his last stand. it was a cord of maple, cut and split and piled—and measured, four by four by eight. and not another like it could i see. no runner tracks in this year’s snow looped near it. reset jorge angel riosette. id:****08 growth: reading 6+, tx2017 11 question # 9 part b when excerpt from the poem best supports the correct answer from part a? 1 “careful i to put a tree between us when he lighted.” (lines 10–11) 2 “and say no word to tell me who he was?” (line 12) 3 “i forgot him and let his little fear / carry him off the way i might have gone” (lines 19–20) 4 “the way i might have gone” (line 20) a. “the way i might have gone” (line 20)

Explanation:

First, we analyze the core question (the visible multiple-choice asks what the bird reveals about the speaker, then Part B asks for supporting text).

1. For the main question: The speaker notes the bird is "careful / To put a tree between us when he lighted" (lines 10-11) and thinks the bird's wariness is like his own cautious, self-protective mindset ("like one who takes / The white one in his tail... Everything said as personal to himself"). This shows the speaker shares the bird's cautious, self-aware wariness, meaning he has suddenly taken interest in the bird's perspective.
2. For Part B: The line pair "careful / To put a tree between us when he lighted" (Lines 10-11) directly supports the idea that the speaker recognizes the bird's cautious nature, which mirrors his own.

Answer:

Main Question: 1. The speaker has suddenly taken interest in the bird
Part B: 1. "careful / To put a tree between us when he lighted" (Lines 10-11)