#The_heart_of_the_tree #Henry_Cuyler_Bunner #poetry #class_X #English #ICSE
Channel: Appy
Date: 2021-04-13

Stanza 1

The author delineates the need of planting a tree. An individual by planting a tree plants several things. A tree is a friend of environment. It reduces air temperature and even purifies air by absorbing dust and smoke. It generates fresh air. As a consequence, it automatically becomes ‘a friend of sun and sky’. It changes a place around it into heaven where we can hardly feel any scarcity of greenery. The tree plantation ensures shelter for the birds whose sweet notes during the silence and in happy twilights give us pleasure. By planting an individual ensures peace, harmony and comfort for all n sundry.

 

Stanza 2
in the nest stanza also the poet questions once again: ‘What does he plant who plants a tree ?’ The answer is simple. By planting a tree we can enjoy cool shade during summer and also during the other seasons. We are getting seeds from the trees which yield to produce sprout, and buds which bloom in seasonal times. The poet describes a tree as ‘the forest’s heritage’ and ‘the harvest of a coming age’. It can serve us as a living legacy for the next generation. It gives several benefits throughout the year. It is, in fact, a link between us and our next generation

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Stanza 3
here again the poet starts the stanza with the same question “what does he plant who plants a tree?” we are getting several other benefits by planting a tree. An individual can learn the essential human qualities like love loyalty and kindness by planting and nurturing a tree. Tree plantation helps in the nation’s development. The poet firmly states that a country’s growth and development depends upon its wealth of trees. The poet here points out that the trees are important for the living beings. So by planting a tree an individual helps in the development of a nation.

Questions to be prepared

Describe the aptness of the title.
What are the benefits we get by planting a tree?
Why does the poet call the tree a friend of sun and sky?
Do you agree with the poet that a nation’s growth depends upon the wealth of trees?
Name the figure of speeches used in this poem.