Question

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow-
What does he plant who plant a tree?
He plants cool shade and tender rain,
And seed and bud of days to be ,
And years that fade and flush again;
He plants the glory of the plain;
He plants the forest's heritage;
The harvest of coming age;
The joy that unborn eyes shall see-
These things he plants who plants a tree.
(1.) What the trees he plants provide us with? Why does the poet repeat the question to begin a new stanza?
(2.) What will a the tree produce in future? Explain the significance of "And years that fade and flush again."
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Answer 1

Answer:

• He plants cool shade and tender rain, And seed and bud of days to be, And years that fade and flush again; He plants the forest's heritage; The harvest of a coming age; The joy that unborn eyes shall see. These things he plants who plants a tree.
• He plants cool shade and tender rain, So, the poet repeats the question to begin a new stanza and attempts to answer again in the subsequent lines. The tree he plants provides us with cool shade and helps in bringing rain.
• The poet has mentioned it when talking about the long-lasting benefits of plantation. He describes a tree as the “seed and bud of days to be / And years that fade and flush again;” It means that the tree planted at present will bear flowers, fruits and seed for a long long time in future, for years to come.