Poem 8 The Trees. - --------------------------- Central Idea of the poem. -------------------------------------------------
In this poem , the poet Adrienne Rich shows the conflict between man and nature . Poet conveys a message that a few trees in our homes can not be called nature . The real nature is out side in the jungle or on the mountains that man has already damaged a lot .It is almost irreparable loss .
Difficult Words-- Conflict---संघर्ष। Already----पहले ही। Irreparable- अपूरणीय ।
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Question Answer based on stanza--
Stanza 01
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The trees inside are moving out into the forest. the forest that was empty all these days. where no bird could sit no insect hide no sun bury its feet in shadow
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be Full of trees by morning .
Question 1
Why can't birds sit in them ?
Answer
Birds can't sit in the trees because they do not exist physically .
Question 2
What happens when the forest is empty ?
Answer
When the forest is empty no bird can sit , no insect can hide with out the trees .
Question 3
Where are ' the trees' in the first line here ?
Answer
'The trees' are inside the houses.
Question 4
Explain the last two lines .
Answer
These two lines mean that the forests given in the paitings inside the houses are empty by nights. But in day they come to life .
Stanza 0 2
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All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks in the verandah floor.
The leaves strain towards the grass
Small twigs stiff with exertion
long cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients .
Question 01
What do the roots do in the stanza ?
Answer
The roots work to free themselves from the cracks .
Question 02
Where do the twigs spread ?
Answer
The twigs spread towards the glass.
Question 03
How are the boughs compared ?
Answer
The boughs are compared like newly discharged patients .
Question 04
Trace a word that means 'separate'.
Answer
The word separate means 'disengage' .
Stanza 03
I sit inside, doors open to the verandah
Writing long letters
In which I scarcely mention the departure
Of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky open.
Question 01
What is the poet doing in the stanza ?
Answer
The poet is writing long letters .
Question 02
What is she not mentioning in her long letters ?
Answer
She is not mentioning the departure of the forest from the house .
Question 03
How is the night ?
Answer
The night is pleasant , moon is shining in the open sky .
Question 04
Trace a word that means 'jungle'?
Answer
Forest .
Stanza 04
My head is full of whispers
Which tomorrow will be silent
Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
It's pieces flash now in the crown
Of the tallest oak.
Question 01
What is the poet asking to the people ?
Answer
The poet is asking the people to listen a particular sound.
Question 02
Why are the winds blowing fast?
Answer
Winds are blowing fast to meet the trees .
Question 03
What are the trees doing ?
Answer
The trees are stumbling .
Question 04
Write the name of the poem from which the stanza has been selected? Who is the poet?
Answer
The stanza has been selected from the poem 'the trees '. Adrienne Cecile Rich is the name of the poet .
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