Summary of the poem the axe in the wood by clifford henry dyment
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This poem is composed by ‘Henry Clifford Dyment . In this poem Henry says that as once he was walking, he stopped to watch a man cutting a tree.The tree was very old. As he was cutting it , the sharp axe appeared to be glittering and it struck deep inside the bark and the yellow wooden chips (which usually comes when we chop any wooden material) flew in the air.
The poet liked the sight .As the person was cutting the tree , a melodious sound was heard as he struck the axe and paused as he took it off.
The poet says that people have many reasons to cut trees . It might fall as it was very old but it had more good in it than a growing tree . Then Henry compares the death of the tree to the death of thousands of men !
The poem conveys the message that the beauty of nature should be preserved and enjoyed. Thus the poet condemns the onslaught on nature in an ironic way.