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Read the Lines Given Above and Answer the Question that Follow: Pick Out Some Figures of Speech.

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What does he plant who plants a tree? a
He plants a friend of sun and sky;b
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty, towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh;
For song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed and happy twilight heard____
The treble of heaven's harmony_____
These things he plants who plants a tree.

Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:

Pick out some figures of speech.
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Solution

The poet personifies a tree by calling it a friend, he uses euphemisms like home to heaven anigh, towering high and treble of heaven’s harmony. He uses metaphors like hushed and happy twilight.

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Chapter 1.01: The Heart of the Tree - Stanza 1

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Evergreen Publication Treasure Trove [English] Class 9 and 10 ICSE
Chapter 1.01 The Heart of the Tree
Stanza 1 | Q 7

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