A.
Answer
the following questions, each in a complete sentence: (Each question carries 1 mark)
(i)
Where
does irony lie in the poem ?
(ii)
In
what form of verse is this poem written in ?
(iii)
On
what tone does the poem end ?
(iv)
What
makes this poem easy to read ?
(v)
Where
will green twigs rise from ?
(vi)
“And
then it is done” – What act is referred to here ?
(vii)
What
is to be done with the root in the poem “On Killing of a Tree” ?
(viii)
How,
according to Gieve Patel, has the tree grown ?
(ix)
What
kind of task is it to kill a tree ?
(x)
What
type of poem is “On Killing a Tree” ?
B.
Answer
the following questions, each in about 100 words: (each question carries 6
marks)
(i) Describe
in detail the growth of the tree as given in the first stanza of the poem “On
Killing a Tree”.
(ii)
How
does the tree heal itself ?
Or, How is
the life-force of the tree described in the poem “On Killing a Tree” ?
(iii)
The
poem “On Killing a Tree” describes man’s cruelty and violence to nature.
Discuss.
(iv)
How
can the tree be killed in “On Killing a Tree” ?
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