CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

ON KILLING A TREE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?
A
Edward Lear
B
Gieve Patel
C
W.W.E. Ross
D
William Wordsworth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The simple poem with a profound meaning, ‘On Killing a Tree’, has been written by Gieve Patel, a famous Indian poet and playwright. He was born in Mumbai, and has completed all of his education from Mumbai. There are many plays and poetry collections to his credit. However, he is better known for his poems.

Detailed explanation-2: -“On Killing a Tree” is a poetic work of Gieve Patel.

Detailed explanation-3: -’On Killing a Tree’, is a simple poem with a profound meaning which has been written by Gieve Patel, a famous Indian poet and playwright.

Detailed explanation-4: -In On Killing a Tree, Gieve Patel gives us a a graphic picture of man’s killing of the tree. He says that hacking a tree with a knife or an axe will not harm it. The bleeding bark will heal and the tree will grow again to its former size. To be killed a tree must be uprooted completely.

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