Question

In the afternoon yellow September sunlight,
A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen.
1. Why is the poem named 'The Laburnum Top'?
2. What is the significance of 'yellow' in the poem?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.refer text

2.yellow significe the dried leaves or dried tree.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The poem has been named ‘The Laburnum Top’ because the top of the Laburnum tree has been described in detail in the poem. It is on the top of the Laburnum tree that the nest of the goldfinch is located and where all the activity takes place when the goldfinch visits the nest.

2. The flowers of the Laburnum tree and its leaves (in autumn) both are yellow in colour. Apart from this, the goldfinch's feathers are also yellow in colour. The poem highlights the high security that the mother bird (goldfinch) ensures for her babies and the colour yellow helps in camouflaging the babies. Hence they escape being noticed by any predator.