ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: 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 the humankind and to the nature, thus proving how great that man is. The rhythm is amazing.

Detailed explanation-2: -(ii) The poet begins the poem with this refrain because he wants to highlight the thought that, how beneficial it is to plant a tree and the one who plants, does a marvellous job towards mankind. (iii) The tree grows upward and gains sunlight for photosynthesis. It protects the earth from the scorching heat of the sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition of Refrain in Poetry Refrain is a poetic device that uses repetition to place emphasis on a set of words or an idea within a poem. Refrains appear at regular intervals throughout a poem to create a unique rhyme scheme and give the poem its particular rhythm.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants cool shade and tender rain, And seed and bud of days to be, And years that fade and flush again; He plants the forest’s heritage; The harvest of a coming age; The joy that unborn eyes shall see. These things he plants who plants a tree.

Detailed explanation-5: -The harvest of a coming age; The joy that unborn eyes shall see-These things he plants who plants a tree. In the second stanza also the poet asks a question and answers it immediately. He says that the one who plants a tree provides shade and adds greenery as trees are effective in bringing rain.