1. Lines 1-2: What does it mean to be "allied"? What might "allied with grew" suggest about the story’s theme? What evidence in lines 1-2 support this inference 2. Lines 15-17: How does the author use personification in these lines? How does this use of personification reveal the narrator’s feelings about plants

3. Lines 59-66: What examples in these lines reveal the narrative’s essential message? How do they reveal it?

4. Lines 69-71: What figurative expression is in these lines? What comparison is being made? How does this support the theme?

5. Line 98-105: Analyze line 105 and explain what the author means by "carry a bucket". How does this further reinforce the story’s moral/lesson?