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Montgomery paints the cherry tree in vivid, almost living detail: its boughs 'tapped against the house,' and the blossoms grow so dense that 'hardly a leaf was to be seen.' Copying this long, flowing sentence trains students in descriptive syntax and shows how carefully chosen images can make a place feel alive.
A huge cherry-tree grew outside, so close that its boughs tapped against the house, and it was so thick-set with blossoms that hardly a leaf was to be seen.
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Narration Prompt
Retell the chapter as a sequence: Anne's joyful waking, her rapturous talk with Marilla, the silent breakfast, why she refuses to go outdoors, the naming of the geranium, and the drive toward White Sands.
Discussion Questions
- When Anne wakes and sees the cherry tree and the world outside, her despair from the night before melts into pure joy, and her eyes glisten 'with delight.' What does Anne's quick swing from sorrow to delight reveal about how she meets the world, and why might mornings affect her so strongly? Use details from the chapter.
- Anne names the cherry tree 'Snow Queen' and the geranium 'Bonny,' insisting that things should have 'handles' so they 'seem more like people.' What does Anne's habit of naming things reveal about how she loves the world, and why might it matter so much to her now? Use details from the chapter.
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Vocabulary Builder
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In a bright, glowing, shining way.
Item 2
Shining and sparkling, as if wet with light.
Item 3
Stayed a while, slow and unwilling to leave.
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