Question

EXPLANATION STANZA 1: (for reference)

It takes much time to kill a tree because its roots are deep
inside the earth and for years it has been feeding on earth’s
crust absorbing sunlight, air and water. a simple jab is not
enough because it cuts only the branches

and trunk of the tree. The poet has used the phrase kill rather
than to cut as he

wants to equate the life of a tree with the life of a human being.
After cutting the tree the different parts of the tree like bark
and

twigs will grow to their former size if unchecked. Earth crust,
sunlight, air and water has helped it to grow.

And even though the bark looks irregular and scaly, leave and
branches sprout of it. Here the uneven colour of the surface of
the trunk of a tree is compared to the skin of a person suffering
from leprosy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

looked scaly leave and absourbing bark