You crash over the trees, you crack the live branch-
the branch is white,
the green crushed,
each leaf is rent like split wood.
You burden the trees
with black drops,
you swirl and crash-
you have broken off a weighted leaf
in the wind,
it is hurled out,
whirls up and sinks,
a green stone.
Which statement best explains how the poet's word choice conveys the
poem's tone?
O A. The words "crash and crushed convey an agitated tone.
O B. The words crash" and "whirls" convey a contemplative tone.
O C. The words "swirl' and "whirls" convey a thoughtful tone.
D. The words "swirl" and "hurled" convey a tone of restlessness.