Question

read the excerpt.
from \birches\
when i see birches bend to left and right
across the lines of straighter darker trees,
i like to think some boy’s been swinging them.
but swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay
as ice storms do. often you must have seen them
loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
after a rain. they click upon themselves
as the breeze rises, and turn many - colored
as the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells

which characteristic of birch trees does robert frost explore in his poem?
a. resilience
b. sensitivity
c. inflexibility
d. beauty

Explanation:

The poem describes birch trees bending under ice storms and boy's swinging, then returning to their original state instead of staying bent. This ability to bend and recover shows resilience, the capacity to withstand and bounce back from stressors.

Answer:

A. resilience