Question

3. It takes much time to kill a tree,Not a simple jab of the knifeWill do it.It has grown Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feedingUpon its crust, absorbing Years of sunlight, air, water,And out of its leprous hide Sprouting leaves.

QUESTIONS:

a) A "simple jab of the knife" can kill a tree. (Yes/No)

b) 'Leprous hide in the above lines means

c) What is meant by years of sunlight, air and water?

d) Which poetic device has been used in the above stanza?​

Answer 1

1. no
3. rainy, summer, winter