Question

Eight years have passed
Since I placed my cherry seed in the grass.
"Must have a tree of my own," I said,
And watered it once and went to bed
And forgot; but cherries have a way of growing,
Though no one's caring very much or knowing.
And suddenly that summer near the end of May,
I found a tree had come to stay.
It was very small, five months child,
Lost in the tall grass running wild.
Goats ate the leaves, the grass cutter scythe
Split it apart and a monsoon blight
Shrivelled the slender stem...... Even so,
Next spring I watched three new shoots grow,
The young tree struggle, upward thrust
Its arms in a fresh fierce lust


1) Find proof from the poem for the following.

(a) The poet has mentioned different seasons.
(b) The poet's minute observations of the steady growth of the cherry tree.


2) State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements by
finding evidence from the poem to support your remark

(a) The cherry tree did not take long to grow.
(b) The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree,


3) Find out examples from the poem. Alliteration and Personification:


4) Why do you think that the life of the plant was threatened.​

Answer 1

1. a) Here is proof that the poet has mentioned various seasons:

‘summer near the end of May’ and ‘monsoon blight’.

b) These words are proof of the poet’s minute observations:

‘very small, five months child’, ‘Lost in the tall grass’, ‘Goats ate the leaves’, ‘the grass cutter scythe’, ‘Shrivelled the slender stem’ and ‘three new shoots grow’.

 2. a) The cherry tree did not take long to grow.

False. The cherry tree took very long to grow, as indicated by ‘Eight years have passed’.

(b) The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree,

True. The poet was thrilled to discover the tree ‘suddenly that summer’.

3. Alliteration- Examples of alliteration are ‘suddenly that summer’, ‘Shrivelled the slender stem’ and ‘ fresh fierce’.

Personification-Examples of personification are the cherry plant being a ‘five months child’ who is ‘Lost in the tall grass’ and the ‘ young tree’ raising ‘Its arms in a fresh fierce lust’.

4. The plant’s life was threatened due to many factors, including the weather (‘monsoon blight’), stray animals like the goats and the grasscutter.

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