English, 05.02.2020 00:56 loredobrooke9929

Read this passage from “birches.” which of the following is not a lesson about life that the boy learned from riding the trees?

he learned all there was
to learn about not launching out too soon
and so not carrying the tree away
clear to the ground. he always kept his poise
to the top branches, climbing carefully
with the same pains you use to fill a cup
up to the brim, and even above the brim.
then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish,
kicking his way down through the air to the ground.
a) the importance of timing
b) keeping his poise
c) being careful
d)telling the truth

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