Question

Read the extracts given below and attempt any one by answering the questions that follow.



Or pulled out entirely, out from the earth-cave,

And the strength of the tree exposed

The source, white and wet,

The most sensitive, hidden for years inside the earth.

(i) What is the theme of the poem from which the above stanza is taken?

(ii) When is the strength of the tree exposed?

(iii) What does ‘The source’ refer to?

(iv) What is a synonym for the word ‘sensitive’?

(v) Where does the strength of a tree lie?​

Answer 1

Answer:

synonym of sensitive      compassionate  diplomatic  empathetic   tender

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1) strength of the tree

2) when the out from the earth- cave

3) the source refer to white and wet

4) conscious, emotional,

5) hidden for the years inside the earth