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On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel

Q. 1. Bring out the appropriateness of the title of the poem "On Killing a Tree". Ans: To the world of human conscience, Gieve Patel's poem "On Killing a Tree" extracted from the poet's original work Poems does convey to us a sense irony that has been echoed through splendid piece of poetic exuberance. It feels like that cutting down a tree almost becomes a ceremonial task. At the surface level the readers are exposed to the time-consuming  task of killing a tree and on a deeper level the perversity and tragedy of the action is implied as the tree stands as the symbol of the flame of life invariably implicating the sense of murder by the human beings. As a simple jab of the knife or hacking and chopping can't not kill a tree, cruel man uses a number of ruthless methods  to kill a tree. So in order to Kill a tree,its life-supporting root is to be removed from the earth. It has to roped, tied and pulled out or snapped out entirely from the 'earth-cav...

On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel

1. How can a tree be killed in ‘On Killing a Tree’.   Or, How does the poet describe the methods of killing a tree in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’? Or, "And then it is done" - How is a tree completely killed?  Or, Write a note on the substance of the poem.  Or, Describe the growth, struggle and ultimate death of a tree as depicted in the poem "On Killing a Tree".  Ans:   “On Killing A Tree”  by Gieve Patel, is a graphic presentation of man’s barbaric cruelty towards Nature which is symbolised by the tree. The poet gives a vivid description of the total annihilation of a tree. The poet points out that the entire act of killing needs meticulous (সতর্ক)planning and chainwork of strategic activities that have to be well planned and executed with a degree of precision. Neither a simple jab of the knife nor hacking and chopping can kill a tree that has grown steadily consuming the earth's nutrients, feeding upon the crust of the earth, absorbing ye...

Writing Skills

Writing Paragraphs|Class:VI|As per with Wbchse textual basis| Posted on March 15, 2018 by Sarbadaman Gop  Two of My Wishes Each and every day, new wishes arise in my mind. But there are some wishes which I have been keeping in my mind for a long time. My first wish is to go to the moon as an astronaut.I would prefer to walk on the moon’s surface and visit the hills and craters. I have another wish too. I would wish for a bicycle for myself so that I can go to school within a short time and enjoy the bicycle ride with my friends. My Favorite Season There are five main seasons in our state -Spring, Summer, Monsoon, Autumn and Winter. My favorite season is Autumn. As the rain peters out the autumn sets in. The autumn comes as a relief in the wake of the nagging rain. Autumn lasts for one month only -October followed by Winter in the months of November,December and January.Many flowers like ‘shiuli‘, ‘togor‘, ‘kaash‘ and ‘lotus‘ bloom in Autumn. Fruits like the custard apple and water ...

Madhyamik SAQ Type Questions and Answers

SOME IMPORTANT TEXTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS   " Father's Help"   by R.K.Narayan   1. Where did Father put the letter ? Ans: After composing the letter, Swami's father put it in an envelope(খাম) and sealed it.  2. What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?  Ans:  Swami could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter.  3.How did Samuel look?   Ans: Samuel had dark complexion, thin moustache, unshaven cheek and he wore a yellowish coat.  4. As Swami entered the school gate, an idea struck his head that he might hand out the letter at the end of  the day. 5 .Swami stood at the entrance of his class . 6. Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it up straightaway or instantaneously (without any delay) . " Fable" by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1. Who had a quarrel with the squirrel ? Ans: The lofty mountain had a quarrel with the small or tiny squirrel. 2. What is not a disgrace to the squi...

A Film that I Have Recently Seen

A FILM THAT I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN  I have seen a lot of movies but recently the movie that appealed most is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . It is a 2005 British-American high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis’s children’s epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Well, the film actually tells the story of Pevensie offsprings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy,who are evacuated from a London environs to Professor Digory Kirke’s country home. One day, while playing hide and seek, Lucy, the youngest of the children, finds a wardrobe which leads to a magical land called Narnia. However Narnia is being ruled by the evil, White Witch who has made it snow for 100 years and according to an old prophecy, Edmund, Lucy, Peter and Susan are the “chosen ones” who will defeat the Witch. They are assisted by the true ruler of Narnia, the lion,...