Question

Why does the speaker want to be a tree?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet wants to be a tree because the rain would touch him by washing him from leaves to roots. He wants to be tree so that he would lend home to many birds and animals. He wants to be a tree so that he can be purified by lending a part of him in some holy rituals.

Answer 2

Explanation:

It is clear from the poem that the speaker has suffered the bane of discrimination in human society. His statement that if he were a tree no bird would ask him what caste he is, makes it clear that the speaker is made to feel ashamed of his caste repeatedly.