Question

The poet Gieve patle has described the longdown proces of killing atree.vice change​

Answer 1

The poet Gieve Patel has presented a very beautiful yet ironical poem, ‘On Killing

a Tree’. He starts the poem with an ironical statement—It takes much time and strength

to kill a tree. Then he explains the process of a tree’s growth—it grows slowly and rises

out of the earth by absorbing years of sunlight, air and water. So, it is not easy to kill a

tree with a single stroke of a knife.

One may cut off the trunk of a tree and all its branches, but the root continues to keep it

alive. The tree has deep roots which draws its sap from the earth. It gives rise to tiny

twigs and miniature boughs. The poet very skillfully describes the process of killing a

tree. If total demolition is not done, green twigs are sure to emerge from the bleeding

bark. The miniature boughs (branches) will grow from close to the ground and grow

back to its normal size. The source of the tree is its roots which is white and wet. The

secret of its strength is that it is hidden inside the earth for years together. It is fixed

firmly in the earth. Thus, to kill a tree it has to be uprooted, scorched and choked in the

sun. After uprooting, the roots are to be exposed to the sunlight till they dry and become

brown. Then it stops breathing. It becomes hardened, twisted and browned