Question

“When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence”

What does the word ‘recoil’ suggest in the lines above?

Options

• disgust

• fear

• hope

• distaste

Answer 1

fear

Explanation:

The word ‘recoil’ means to shrink back or draw away in fear or shock. In the poem, when mighty trees fall, the small creatures become silent because they are frightened and disturbed. Thus, ‘recoil’ suggests fear caused by the sudden loss of something great and powerful.