Question

It takes much time to kill a tree,

Not a simple jab of the knife, Will do it.

It has grown slowly consuming the earth

Rising out of it, feeding upon its crust, absorbing

Years of sunlight, air, water,

and of its leprous hide

Sprouting leaves.


i. According to the poet, as per this stanza what is the tree symbolic of?


ii) Explain ‘It has grown slowly consuming the earth’.


ii. What is the tone reflected in the given stanza?


iii. What does the word ‘jab’ as used in the extract mean?​

Answer 1

THIS IS THE IRONY POEM WHICH IS POET IS TELLING ABOUT KILLING A TREE IS HARDER

Explanation:

I) according to poet he is trying to give a message as to kill a tree is very harder

II) after cutting a tree it will grow and takes sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

III) it is a irony poem

Iv) the word jab mean punching the tree with knie

Answer 2

Answer:

i) life and growth

ii) given in explaintion

iii) tone love and coursy towards the plant

iv) will not be able to serve man's purpose of killing a tree.

Explanation:

i) according to line 2 it has grown slowly consuming the earth which means that plants grow slowly slowly by taking nutrients from the Earth which means from the soil .

ii) as per the first answer it has grown slowly consuming the earth means that the plants grow slowly slowly into a tree by taking the nutrients from the Earth which means soil as we know soil is also known as Earth .

iii) here is a poet is is dedicating love and coarsy towards the trees that a man should give them as tree provide us lot of things in our life to leave a peaceful life .

iv) jab means that the wall of the night that a person to use on the tree to kill them which also means that will not be able to serve man's purpose of killing a tree .

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