Question

Significance of the tittle of the poem On killing a tree

Answer 1

the poet tells that what a man does when he kills a tree
according to me

Answer 2

Answer:

In his poem ‘On Killing a Tree’, Gieve Patel gives a graphic description of the total destruction of a tree. Man realises that neither a simple jab of the knife nor hacking and chopping can kill a tree. It is hard to kill a tree. In order to kill a tree, it has to be uprooted. So the tree is roped, tied and pulled out from the roots. It is now cut off from the earth. Finally, in the presence of sun and air, the roots pass through the processes of scorching, choking, drying, hardening, twisting, withering. In this way, the killing of a tree is complete. The poet uses personification to describe the tree. This poem highlights man’s satisfaction in destroying nature. Ironically it shows how man glorifies his own cruelty.