Question

In the poem Throwing a tree

Who are the executioners
Why are they called so

Answer 1

Job and Nike are termed as the executioners .

They were called so because they were responsible for executing tree .

Actually they had cut a 200 year tree with an axe.

A tree is also a living thing .

Hence this was an execution .

Thus Job and Nike were called as executioners .

Answer 2

Who are the executioners?

[A] Job and Ike

Why they are called so?

[A] They are called so, because they are executing a tree.

Executioners are the people who carry out a death sentence so, they can be called as executioners.