On Killing a Tree
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
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What is the central idea of the opening line, "It takes much time to kill a tree,"?
Which act is stated to be insufficient to kill the tree?
What does the tree absorb over the years as it grows?
Which phrase describes the bark of the tree?
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What happens after the tree is hacked and chopped?
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The bark heals
The poem states that the bleeding bark will heal after being hacked and chopped.
What rises from close to the ground after the tree is wounded?
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Curled green twigs
The poem says that curled green twigs rise from close to the ground after the bark heals.
What is the only true way to kill the tree?
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Pull the root out entirely
The poem clearly states that the root must be pulled out entirely to kill the tree.
The poem is written in which form?
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Free verse
The poem does not follow a fixed rhyme scheme or metre, so it is free verse.
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