Question

Summary on the heart of the tree

Answer 1

The heart is the most important organ of the human body this poem was narrated in order to compare the tree with a heart and emphasize the importance of the trees. The heart is responsible for pumping the blood int he body and giving the nutrients to the body, so the tree has the same qualities as the heart and which are as important as the heart is. As trees gives oxygen to the living things, they cause rainfall, and according to the poet the person who plants trees, plants seeds is just like giving life and is maintaining human life by doing this and it is about the quality of the trees, it can be concluded that title is appropriate for the poem and how important trees are for the human survival

Answer 2

The Heart of the Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner begins with a refrain 'What does he plant who plants a tree?' that is repeated at the beginning of each stanza. In the first stanza, he explains that one who plants trees, plants a friend of sun and sky, a flag of free breezes and home to countless birds whose song we hear in the twilight that denotes heaven's harmony. In the second stanza, the poet emphasizes that he plants to shade and rain, seeds and buds of tomorrow which would raise the glory of earth in plains and strengthen the forests to benefit generations ahead. In the third stanza he concludes one who plants a tree germinates the far-cast thought that would bring blessings resulting in growth of the nation.