ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Title “The Heart of the Tree” is apt and suggestive. It is the tree that remains in focus throughout the poem. The poet refers to the ‘heart’ of the tree – what kind of heart it possesses. It is kind generous and magnanimous.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Heart of the Tree is a poem in which Henry Cuyler Bunner narrates the importance of trees and his love for nature. He uses this poem to outline the favors trees do for the human kind and their importance in the world’s sustenance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main theme of the poem, “The heart of the tree”, is about the usefulness of the trees. The poet emphasizes how beneficial trees are not only the present generation but also for the future generations.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tree is used as a symbol of all the good in our lives. It symbolises peace and prosperity in our country and in the world. It teaches the vales of love and loyalty.

Detailed explanation-5: -The message of the poem The Trees is that freedom and equality should be for all the living organisms in the world. Whether we take this poem as nature’s poem or a feminist oriented poem, the poet gives a clear message that we should have equal rights. No one’s freedom should be taken away.