The Heart of t.

be Tree 5

1. The Heart of the Tree

ASSIGNMENTS
I. (i) The poet is posing a general question 10 the reE1ders.
Man by planting trees provides soothing. cool breeze and a
means of aesthetic pleasure Lo it s Inhabitan ts.
(ii) Refer to Stanza 1 under Poem in Detail. Page 14.
(iii) The tree is a frie nd of the sun as the tree is depe nde nt o n
s unlight to carry out the process of photosynthesis and make
its food. Similarly, the tree is a friend of the sky because it
takes in carbon dioxide from the air and releases oxygen in
the ai r and thus purifies the air. Also the trans piration from
trees is responsible for cloud formation in the sky which leads
to rains.
A tree is •the flag of breezes free" as the leaves of a tree flutter
and provide soothing, cool breeze.
(iv) It means the beam of beauty. The long narrow stem of the tree
is compared to the shaft as it looks like a beautiful tower and
is pleasing to the eyes.
(v) Refer to Form and Structure under Style, Page 17.
D. (i) The soft song that mothe.r bird is s.i nging to her young ones.
The song is sung in a hushed voice to provide a peaceful and
soothing atmosphere to the young ones.
(ii) Twilight is the faint light at the end of the day after the sun
has gone down.
It is happy twilight because a mother bird is seen singing to her
young ones in a soft and gentle voice - entire scene reflects
happiness and love.
(iii) (a) treble: high tone in music.
(b) heaven's harmony: the way in which different musical notes
are played or sung together and combine to make a pleasant
harmonious sound.
The treble, i.e., the bird's high-pitched tone adds to the
pleasant harmony of the universe.
(iv) Examples of metonymy: "happy twilight hand•; "the treble of
heaven 's harmony." ln this extract, it refers to the association of
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1 he bir ds wi th the tre e. Bi rd.s mu kc the ir n es t. wh e re t h e m ot he

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bir d ha ppi. 1Y s ings 10
h er yo un g on es m a kin g tw ili gh t h ap py
. . tre ble th us nd ds 10
'l'he b 1rc . . ·
1s th e ha nn o ny in th e un ive
(v) rse .
• Tree s cool the atm os ph
ere an d ca us e ge nll e r ai n
• Tr ee s truce in carl>on dio .
xid e an d giv e ou t ox yg en
be ing s to inh ale. for h u ma n
• Tr ee s be ar flowers an d
fru its .
• Tr ee s ar e the ma in so ur
c e of m ed ic ine an d wo od
111. (i) .
(a) Pro vid e cool s h a d e, (b)
Ca us e ten de r ra in , (c) Be
an d bu ds for th e fu tu re pr ar see ds
og en y wh ich he lp in th e
de ns e for es ts. Th e ca nopy grow th of
of th e br an ch es of th e tre
co ol sh ad e in th e ho t su n e pro vid e
.
(ii) Pl an ts rel ea se wa ter va po
ur int o th e ai r in a pr oc
tra ns pir ati on . Th e wa ter va es s ca lle d
po ur th en ris es in th e atm
an d fo rm s n ew rai n clo ud os ph er e
s an d th at wa ter va po ur
ea rth in for m of ra in. re tu rn s to
(ill) The tte es be ar se ed s an d
bu ds for fu tur e pr og en y.
pass in g ye ar, th e tre es gr Wi th ea ch
ow an d on e da y the y die
rep lac ed by ne w tre es . Th an d are
e tre es th en • nu sh ag ain
ha rv es t of a co mi ng age." • as •th e
Th us , fro m a tre e pla nte d
en tir e for est grows for hi by a ma n,
s fu tur e ge ne rat ion s. Th e
pl an ts a tre e pa sse s ov er ma n wh o
an en tir e forest to a ne w ge
(iv) Re fer to the an sw er ab ov e. ner ati on .
(v) Th e exp res sio n, un bo
rn ey es ind ica te th e fu
wh ich is ye t to be bo rn. tur e ge ne rat ion ,
Th e un bo rn ey es sh all see
the en tir e for est th at is lef
as he rit ag e by the pr ev iou t for the m
s ge ne rat ion .
'Th ey will rejoice as the y wi
ll rea p all the be ne fits of
th at ha ve be en pla nted by the tre es
the ir predecessors.
IV. (i) Re fer to Me ton ym
y, un de r Sty le, Page 18
.
(ii) 'The ma n wh o pl an
ts a tre e foresees the well-
an d its cit ize ns in his ac t be ing of the cit y
of pla nti ng t:r tts .
Th e pla nte r's wo rk he lps hu
ma n be ing s to ge t food fro m
sap an d lea ve s be sid es wo pla nts'
od for the ir use . It is a b les
the en tir e ne igh bo ur ho od sin g on
of th e ma n wh o pla nt s tre
(iii) Th e ma n wh o pla nts es .
a lr<:c, bo lds all th e gro wt h
by pro vid ing the ec on om of ou r lan d
ic, co mm erc ial an d ae sth eti
of th e tre e for maokio<t. c be ne fits
(iv) A oati.o n's growth depends on planting trees as the land without
trees would become barren. The growth of a land depends on its
environment, its citizens' well-being, and its import commercial
relations with other countries . All these benefits a re possible
only with plantation of t rees.
(v) Refer to Critical Remarks, Page 18.

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