Question

read the excerpt from \a day for wandering\ by clinton scollard.
where interwoven branches spread a shade
of soft cool beryl like the evening seas
unruffled by the breeze.
which is the best evidence from the poem that \beryl\ means \green\?
spread a shade
unruffled by the breeze
soft cool
like the evening seas

Explanation:

The phrase "spread a shade" implies that the beryl is creating a shaded area. In nature, greenery (like leaves from interwoven branches) is what typically spreads shade. The other options ("Unruffled by the breeze" describes calmness, "soft cool" are textures/feelings, "like the evening seas" is more about a general serene visual not specifically tied to green color) do not directly relate to the color green as strongly as "spread a shade" does in the context of the poem's imagery of branches (which are green).

Answer:

spread a shade