Question

1.
"So hack and chop
But this alone won't do it

b) Theme of poem
c).​

Answer 1

Answer:

“So hack and chop/ But this alone won't do it.” What won't this do? Why won't it do it? Answer: Hacking and chopping is not enough to kill a tree.

Explanation:

“On Killing a Tree” is a scathing criticism of human callousness and cruelty in chopping down trees for agriculture, urbanization and industrialization. Apparently, the poem reads like a 'How-to-Do' manual of killing a tree but actually, it is a passionate appeal not to cut trees.