LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Every root of a tree
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Every cell of a tree
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Every tissue of a tree
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Every shoot of a tree
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Detailed explanation-1: -Through this line, “he plants in sap and leaf and wood in love of home and loyalty”, the poet wanted to imply that a tree planter’s loyalty and love for nature is reflected in the sap and leave and Wood of the tree.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poet says: “ He plants, in sap and leaf and wood.” Which figure of speech is used here? Explain its usage with two other examples from the poem. Metonymy is the figure of speech used here.
Detailed explanation-3: -All the three stanzas of the poem The Heart of the Tree starts with a refrain with the poet asking what the man actually plants who plants a tree. Then he chooses to reply it by himself and shows what a tree means to humankind and nature, thus proving how great that man is.
Detailed explanation-4: -The leafy branches of the tree are likened to a flag fluttering in the cool breeze and its trunk is likened to a high towering pole (shaft ) of beauty. Both instances (flag of breezes and shaft of beauty) are examples of metaphor used in this stanza.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is it? Sap is a solution of water and minerals. Trees absorb water through their roots by osmosis, and this is moved from the roots to the leaves through a network of tubes called xylem tubes (you may recall this from school biology lessons!).