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Tall Trees

NIOS · Class 10 · English

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1

Poem Summary

  • The poet imagines tall trees as human-like beings with feet in the earth and heads in the sky.
  • The trees watch the clouds move across the sky.
  • At dusk, birds are sent to rest and the trees shelter them safely in nests.
2

Stanza-wise Meaning

  • First stanza: The trees are imagined as very tall because their feet are in the earth and their heads are in the sky. They watch the clouds go by.
  • Second stanza: Dusk sends the birds to rest. The trees shelter them safely in nests.
  • Third stanza: At night, the trees keep peeping while the moon shines on the sleeping world.
3

Poetic Devices

  • Personification is the main device in the poem.
  • The trees are given human features like heads, feet, and eyes.
  • Dusk is also personified because it sends birds to rest.
4

Important Facts and Values

  • Some tall trees in rain forests can be more than 100 feet tall.
  • Most tall trees in India grow to about 40 feet.
  • The Shri Maha Bodhi Sacred Tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka is 2293 years old.

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Key Concepts

The poet imagines the treesPersonification means speaking of a thingThe poem presents cloudsThe trees shelter birds safelyThe second and fourth lines

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