Question

I am the tree
of the twisted tin shack
grating in the wind
in a shrill sad protest.

Why does the poet compare himself with a tree? What does he mean by the expression - a shrill sad protest"? In the poem I Am the tree by dennis brutus.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

It reflects the agony of a coloured man who craves for acceptance in the society that prevails in his country. He compares his plight to a tree, old and mangled, left out in the dark , creaking painfully in the cold and rain.

Answer 2

Answer:

because the tree is full of greenery