Question

How does the poet describe cruelty towards nature in the poem 'on killing a tree'?​

Answer 1

Man is determined not to allow Nature a second life. He makes a deep cavity on the earth and roots out the tree which uses anchored safety inside the earth. ... The poet describes mans cruelty to nature with bitter irony and detachment. But his own sympathy is with Nature.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The poet prescribes on killing a tree by saying that the tree can be killed if dug out by roots from earth, not by cutting its stem or any part.

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