Question

The heart of tree by henry cuyler bunner how does the poet justify that trees contribute in a grate way to the civic good?

Answer 1

The poem is about the beauty or the satisfaction of planting a tree. The poet is describing what is that is actually planted while planting a tree. When somebody plants a tree, he not only plants a tree but plants a friend of sun, sky, and breeze. The sky's brightness, sun's warmth and the touch of breeze makes them a friend of a plant. The stems are like beauty shafts which keep growing. He plants a home to heaven for birds, their crooning and hushed voices in it. He plants a future, the tree will bring rain and coolness to the environment, the tree will become an identity of the habitat, the tree will become food for future generation. He is being a good citizen of his country by planting a tree, he is bringing joy and blessings to the neighborhood. All this will made the land fertile, a boon to the mankind.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem begins with the speaker asking the most important question of the poem, what does it mean to plant a tree? This speaker wants to understand the full range of possibilities. The following lines, and the rest of the poem, do their best to answer this question. Th speaker comes to the conclusions that trees are planted with only the best intentions in mind. They’re like monuments to heaven, and homes for mother birds who sing in the twilight.