Woodman, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me
And I’ll protect it now:
T was my forefather’s hand
That placed it near his cot:
There, woodman let it stand,
Thy ax shall harm it not.
21. Who palnted the tree?
22. What does the post appeal to woodman?
23. Why does the poet want to protect the tree?
24. To ahom is the poem addressed?
25. Here the word ‘Thy’ is used for …………
(a) you
(b) your
(c) your
Answers
Answers:
1) The poet's forefather planted the tree.
2) The poet appeals to the woodman to not even cut a single branch of the tree and not to harm it with an axe.
3) The poet wants to protect the tree because the tree sheltered him in his youth.
4) The poem is addressed to the woodman requesting him to spare a tree from cutting.
5) Thy means you.
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In Old English, thy refers to you.
→ Woodman, Spare that Tree!
Woodman, Spare that Tree is a beautiful poem written by George Pope Morris.
Through the mesmerizing lines of the poem, the poet is entreatingly asking the woodman not to cut a majestic tree that was planted by one of the poet's forefather ages ago. He describes the events that took place beneath the tree to deviate to woodman from cutting off its majestic boughs.
The poet is actually protecting the tree and letting it live just the way the tree helped him when he was young. Through pleading to the woodman, he is actually showing gratitude towards the tree for giving him unforgettable memories in the past.