Readworks “Loveliest Tree” Answers
1. the cherry tree
2. a tree in the woods hung with bloom
3. spring
4. Now, of my threescore years and ten, / Twenty will not come again,
5. Life is relatively short, so you should enjoy the world’s beauty while you are able.
6. not much time
7. springs
8. The speaker views the cherry tree in the spring.
9. The speaker decides to go to the woodlands to see the cherry tree “hung with snow” because there isn’t enough time in life to solely enjoy the cherry tree when it is flowering, as it claims that “fifty springs are little room” to look at things in bloom.
10. The speaker appreciates and enjoys nature, hence their visit to the cherry trees. The speaker also values time and beauty dearly, speaking of fifty years as “little room” and taking whatever time is available to view beautiful things like the cherry tree.
I hope this helped! :)
