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प्रश्न
Memorize the first two stanzas of the poem.
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उत्तर
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
So hack and chop
But this alone won't do it.
Not so much pain will do it.
The bleeding bark will heal
And from close to the ground
Will rise curled green twigs,
Miniature boughs
Which if unchecked will expand again
To the former size.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you argue often with your classmates?
I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
How did the anger of the poet come to an end?
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
Why was the ‘foe’ found lying outstretched beneath the tree?
Describe the effect of the poisonous fruit on the ‘enemy’.
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
Can a ‘simple jab of the knife’ kill a tree?
The root is to be pulled out
Out of the anchoring earth;
Why should the root be pulled out?
Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion.
Is the time still?
If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.
And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.
When do they have their family gatherings?
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
Whom does 'they' refer to?
