ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: personification . Explanation: personification is to give human qualities to non-human things .

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet uses the trees as symbolism to say that the issue of deforestation can be tackled only by planting trees. Alliteration: A literary device in which a series of words begin with same consonant sound. Metaphor: Metaphor is a literary device used to represent a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alliteration: One of the most used poetic devices, Alliteration is a phonetic structure and repeated usage of sound or letter used in the first syllable of a word. It is considered as the oldest poetic tool that is generally used for two or more words in a poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tree is personified as a friend of the sun and the sky as the tree, being a living entity, provides a companionship to both. 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -In this poem, the poet uses the device of personification with respect to trees. She imagines the trees to be figures that are running alongside her car.