Question

Like a huge python, winding round and round The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound No other tree could live" . a) what is winding round the tree like a python? b) which tree is referred to in the above line? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the first part of the poem the poet depicts the Casuarina Tree trailed by a creeper vine like a huge python, winding round and round the rough trunk, sunken deep with scars . It reached to the height touching the very summit of stars. The Casuarina Tree stood alone unaccompanied in the compound.

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