CLASS 9
ON KILLING A TREE
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Question
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What does the poet equate killing trees with?
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killing animals
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killing insects
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killing human beings
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He equates trees with humans to convey that trees should not be cut because destroying trees is just like killing a human being. A tree does not die by merely cutting because it regrows from where it is cut. If it has to be destroyed, then it has to be uprooted.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ is like an instruction manual for killing a tree. It tells the reader that trees are living beings. They are not cut but killed properly by uprooting the roots that are inserted deeply in the soil. Through the poem, the poet teaches us many lessons.
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