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Q1: “The Trees” is a symbolic poem and Adrienne Rich has used trees as a metaphor for human beings. What do they symbolize ? Explain. (2024)
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In "The Trees," Adrienne Rich uses trees as a metaphor for human resilience, growth, and liberation. They represent the ability of humans to transform, liberate themselves from limitations, and welcome new beginnings. The journey of human transformation and reconnection with nature is mirrored in the trees' journey from captivity to the forest.
(a) The above lines were written by
(i) Robert Frost
(ii) John Berryman
(iii) Robin Klein
(iv) Adrienne Rich
Ans: (iv)
(b) The crown of the oak lies in its
(i) top most branch
(ii) roots
(iii) rich and tasty fruit
(iv) broad leaves
Ans: (i)
(c) The winds are rushing to meet the _____ ,
View AnswerAns: trees
(d) Find the word from the extract which means the same as ‘shine’.
View AnswerAns: Flash
Q3: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (2020)
The trees inside are moving out into the forest, the forest that was empty all these days where no bird could sit no insect hide no sun bury its feet in shadow the forest that was empty all these nights will be full of trees by morning.
(a) What are the trees trying to do?
View AnswerAns: The trees are trying to move out into the forest.
(b) Why was the forest empty?
View AnswerAns: The forest was empty because there were no trees, birds or insects and it is because humans have destroyed the forest for building cities and other uses.
(c) All these days, the forest referred to here was
(i) filled
(ii) empty
(iii) hidden
(iv) separated
Ans: (ii)
(d) The figure of speech used in these lines is______.
(i) Simile
(ii) Alliteration
(iii) Personification
(iv) Metonymy
Ans: (iii)
Ans: The poet is writing long letters probably to keep herself busy in some activity. She does not mention the departure of the trees in her long letters because she doesn't want anyone to know that the trees inside her house are rebelling and fighting their way out to reach the forest. The trees struggle silently at night to break free from their captivity when no one is watching them. She wants the trees to be liberated and be one with nature where they belong. Therefore, she feels that it is best not to say a word about it to anybody.
Ans: In a treeless forest, no birds could sit, no insect could hide and no sun could bury its feet in shadow.
Q6: In the poem 'Trees’, where are the trees? What are their roots, twigs, etc. trying to do? (Al 2017)
Ans: The trees are inside the house. The roots, leaves, twigs, etc. all are trying to make an escape from the house. The roots disengage themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor, leaves strain towards the glass, small twigs and boughs move to the doors.
Q7: What happens to the house when trees move out of it? (Foreign 2017)
Ans: When the trees move out of the house, the doors remain open. The moonlight, the smell of the leaves, and lichen enter the rooms.
Ans: (a) The poet compares the branches to the newly discharged patients.
(b) Simile - boughs are compared with the patients.
(c) Shuffling means moving repeatedly from one position to another/ mixing up.
Ans: (a) In a treeless forest, no birds could sit, no insect could hide and no sun could bury its feet in shadow.
(b) The forests are empty because the trees have been cut down to create land for buildings, houses, etc. in other words, expansion of cities.
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