Question

4 What does the phrase, 'shaggy-headed banyan tree' mean?
To what does the poet compare the sunlight dancing on the water?
6. Where did the ducks swim?
What were the intense desires of the child as he watched the banyan tree?
8 Give another suitable title for this poem.​

Answer 1

The phrase , shaggy headed banyan tree means as followed: Shaggy means thick. So here in this content the word shaggy headed shows that the upper part or the head of the tree is thick due to many branches and leaves covering it.

The poet compared the sunlight dancing on the water to the making of fabric

The ducks swam close to the shore of the pond.

Another suitable title of the poem may be The Holy Indian Tree.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

4. The phrase ,'shaggy-headed banyan tree ' means the banyan tree is covered with long ,untidy, hanging roots, branches , twigs and leaves.

5. The poet compares the sunlight dancing on the water to the restless tiny shuttles weaving golden tapestry

6.The ducks swam close to the shores of the pond

7.The child longed to the wind and blow through the branches of the tree or be its shadow and lengthen with the day on the water . He wished to be a bird and perch on its topmost twig and to float like the ducks among the weeds and shadows.

8. The Holy Indian tree