Question

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: He plants, in sap and leaf and wood, In love of home and loyalty And far-cast thought of civic good— His blessings on the neighbourhood, Who in the hollow of his hand Holds all the growth of all our land— A nation’s growth from sea to sea Stirs in his heart who plants a tree. a) Which figure of speech is used in the line, ‘Who in the hollow of His hand’. Briefly explain the figure of speech. b) How does a nation’s growth depend on planting trees? c) What is the civic good implied in the extract? Who brings the blessings on the neighbourhood? How? d) Mention any two benefits of planting trees as suggested by the poem. e) Comment on the appropriateness of the title of the poem, ‘The Heart of the Tree’.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Here “sap and leaf and wood” refers to every cell of a tree. The poet wants to say that the tree planter’s loyalty and love for this big worldly home, his far-reached thought of civic good and his blessings on his neighbourhood are felt or reflected in the sap and leaf and wood of the tree — in every cell of the tree which he plants.

He plants in sap and leaf and wood,

In love of home and loyalty

And far-cast thought of civic good—

His blessings on the neighbourhood,