ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. The poetic device used in the line “he plants the forest heritage” is metonymy as the poet uses “forest heritage” instead of plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Metonymy – Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted by something closely associated with it. In this poem, The heart of the tree, the phrases “cool shade, ” “tender rain, ” and “sap and leaf and wood” are all metonyms for the tree.

Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. The figure of speech used in the line “what does he plant who plants a tree” is hypophora as the poet raises a question and then answers himself.

Detailed explanation-5: -Metaphor A metaphor is a statement in which two objects, often unrelated, are compared to each other. Example of metaphor: This tree is the god of the forest. Obviously, the tree is not a god-it is, in fact, a tree.