Question

Read and Write
A. Answer these questions.
1. Describe the crime committed by the tree.
2. How does the tree heal itself?
3. Why does the poet say 'No' in the beginning of the third stanza?
4. Which words in the poem depict that the tree is being killed? Make a list
5. How are human beings similar to trees?
6. When is the strength of the tree revealed?
7. According to the poet, what must be done to kill a tree?
8. What is the significance of the phrase it is done' at the end of the poem
Answer the following with reference to the context.
1. It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife​

Answer 1

Answer the questions.

Explanation:

1. Describe the crime committed by the tree.

• Fed the  earth's crust, absorbing sunlight, air, and water for years is the crime committed by the tree.

2. How does the tree heal itself?

• When the green twigs grow from the  ground, the tree heals itself.

3. Why does the poet say 'No' in the beginning of the third stanza?

• The poet says 'No' at the beginning of the 3rd stanza to explain the fact that chopping or hacking would not kill the tree.

4. Which words in the poem depict that the tree is being killed? Make a list .

• Bleeding  bark, roped, tied, snapped out, scorching, and choking are the words that depict that the tree is being killed.

5. How are human beings similar to trees?

• Both are similar in the ways of breathing. Humans inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide and vice versa for the tree.

6. When is the strength of the tree revealed?

When the tree roots are pulled out and when they are exposed to sunlight reveals their strength.

7. According to the poet, what must be done to kill a tree?

• The poet feels that the process of  Browning, Hardening, Twisting, Withering kills the tree.

8. What is the significance of the phrase it is done' at the end of the poem.

• 'It is done' refers to the completion process of killing the tree.