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प्रश्न
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
What does ‘it’ refer to?
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उत्तर
It refers to anger, which is personified to the ‘poison tree’.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the table by identifying lines, against the poetic devices from the poem. One example is done for you.
| Poetic device | Lines from the poem |
| Alliteration | watch his woods |
| Personification | |
| Repetition | |
| Imagery |
Do you forgive them or choose to remain enemies forever?
How long does your anger last?
How much time does it take to cut down a tree?
It has grown Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding Upon its crust, absorbing.
How has the tree grown?
Have you ever been to a river?
Memorise the first three stanzas of the poem.
In the dust, they leave behind,
Could have started life on the earth,
Which resulted in mankind.
What does the word 'they' refer to?
There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
According to them, when do they get bright smiles?
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
What does 'who' refer to?
