CLASS 9
ON KILLING A TREE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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scorching and chopping
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floods
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irresponsible behaviors
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Detailed explanation-1: -What finally kills the tree? Answer: Pulling out the tree from the mother earth and scorching and choking it in the sun and air kill the tree.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sun and the air play a vital role in killing a tree by scorching and choking the root after it is pulled out. (c) “The strength of the tree exposed.” Explain. Answer: The root, which is the strength of a tree, must be pulled out of its cave, in order to kill the tree.
Detailed explanation-3: -A tree takes a long time to get itself killed. Only when the roots are exposed, scorched, and choked, the process of dying starts.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.