Question

300 words summary of the heart of the tree

Answer 1

The heart of the tree is a poem written by Henry Cuyler Buner
the summary goes like this:-

The poem is about the beauty or the satisfaction of planting a tree. The poet is describing what is that is actually planted while planting a tree. When somebody plants a tree, he not only plants a tree but plants a friend of sun, sky, and breeze. The sky's brightness, sun's warmth and the touch of breeze makes them a friend of a plant. The stems are like beauty shafts which keep growing. He plants a home to heaven for birds, their crooning and hushed voices in it. He plants a future, the tree will bring rain and coolness to the environment, the tree will become an identity of the habitat, the tree will become food for future generation. He is being a good citizen of his country by planting a tree, he is bringing joy and blessings to the neighborhood. All this will made the land fertile, a boon to the mankind.

Answer 2

In the poem, the poet tells as how trees can help life on earth and have a direct relation to the nation's growth.

• A tree planting is also a wonderful work for humanity. Poet discovered new ways of looking at the plants and plantations, where he further glorifies the act, demonstrates how a tree helps life on earth.
• The poem begins were the poet asks the question as what it is for a man to plant a tree.
• So he wants to answer it by himself and demonstrates what a tree means for mankind and nature, thereby showing how wonderful that man is.
• The poet describes the practicality of planting a tree. But the poet himself responds by saying that by planting a tree, the man plants a friend of sun and sky.
• A plant grows upward and strives to touch the heavens and the sky. And it's as if the sun and moon are having a new friend in a tree.