Question

I. Read the following extract carefully and answer the following questions:
1. ‘No,
The root is to be pulled out-
Out of the anchoring earth;
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out — snapped out’
a) What treatment did the poet want with the roots?
b) Why did the poet want to pull the roots out of a tree?
c) Which word in the extract is similar to ‘chopped’?
d) What does the word ‘anchoring’ mean in this extract?
From: ON KILLING A TREE

Answer 1

Answer:

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a)The poet says that to kill the tree, it has to be uprooted. One has to separate the tree from the Earth that supports it.

b) Pulling out its root is the only way of killing a tree.

c) cut

d) Anchoring earth’ implies that the trees are held secure with the help of the roots in the earth. So long as the roots are firmly held by the earth, the tree is safe and cannot be killed by a simple jab of a knife.

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