Sunday, 24 March 2019
1 . Can a ‘simple jab of the knife’ kill a tree ? Why not ?
Ans : A
‘simple jab of
the knife’ cannot
kill a tree .
Because the wound
caused by the
jab will soon
be healed .
2. How has the tree grown to its full size ? List words suggestive of its life and activity.
Ans : The
tree has grown
to its full
size by consuming
the earth, feeding
upon its crust
and absorbing years
of sunlight air
and water.
3. What is the meaning of “ bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?
Ans : “ Bleeding
bark “ means gravy
coming out of
bark after a cut
.A cut
or a stroke
from a sharp
tool makes it
bleed.
4. The poet says “No ‘ in the beginning of the third stanza. What does he mean by this?
Ans : By ‘No’
the post says
that a jab
a hack or a chop
cannot kill a
tree .
5. What is the meaning of “ anchoring earth “ and “ earth cave “?
Ans : “ Anchoring
earth” means the
earth that secures
the tree and
“ earth cave “
means hole on
the earth where
the roots of
a tree go in.
6. What does he mean by " the strength of the tree exposed ? "
Ans :
According to the
poet the strength
of a tree
is in its
roots . When it
is uprooted the
strength comes out .
It becomes strengthless.
7. What finally kills the tree ?
Ans : When
a tree is
uprooted from the
earth it is
killed.