"It takes much time to kill a tree, / Not a simple jab of the knife / Will do it."-What does the phrase, 'a simple jab of the knife', mean? Why can't 'a simple jab of the knife' kill a tree?

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How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity. Why does it take much time to kill a tree?

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"And out of its leprous hide/Sprouting leaves."-What does the expression 'leprous hide' refer to? What does 'its leprous hide' bear? What is the significance of the expression? Bring out the irony suggested here.

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Describe in detail the growth of a tree, as stated in the first stanza of the poem, 'On Killing a Tree.

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"So hack and chop/But this alone won't do it."-What does 'it' refer to? Why won't hacking and chopping do it?

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How does the tree in 'On Killing a Tree' heal itself?

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"But this alone won't do it."-What does this' refer to? Why won't this be able to do it? What is to be done to do 'it completely?

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"No, / The root is to be pulled out—"—What does the word "No' suggest? What are the methods used by man to completely destroy a tree?

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"The source, white and wet, /The most sensitive, hidden" What does the word 'source' refer to here? How does the poet describe the root and its function?

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Explain: "And then it is done".

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How does the poet describe the killing of a tree in the poem, 'On Killing a Tree'?

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Why does the poet describe the killing of a tree in such graphie detail?

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What is the message of the poem 'On Killing a Tree' according to you? Explain.

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'On Killing a Tree' is an ironical poem.- Justify.

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Give the central idea of the poem, 'On Killing a Tree'.

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Justify the appropriateness of the title of the poem, 'On Killing a Tree'.

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The poem, 'On Killing a Tree', describes man's cruelty and violence to nature.-Discuss.

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How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction? How does its resistance fail?

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Substance of the Poem 'On Killing a Tree'

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Justify the title of the poem "On Killing a Tree."

Give the central idea of the poem 'On Killing a Tree.'

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"Not a simple jab of the knife/Will do it."—What does the phrase 'a simple jab of the knife' mean? Why can't a simple jab of the knife 'do it'?

"It has grown / Slowly consuming the earth,"—Bring out the significance of this line.

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"But this alone won't do it." What is 'it'? What alone won't do it? Why?

"And out of its leprous hide/ Sprouting leaves."—What does the expression 'leprous hide refer to? What does 'its leprous hide' bear? Bring out the irony suggested here.

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"And the strength of the tree exposed."—Where does this line occur? What is described as the strength of the tree'? How is it exposed?

"No, The root is to be pulled out." - Why has the word 'No' been used? How is the pulling out of the root related to the killing of the tree?

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"And then it is done."-Explain how it is done.

"The source, white and wet,/The most sensitive, hidden/ For years inside the earth."—How does the poet describe the source and its functions?

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"Why it is not quite easy to kill a tree?

How does a tree grow? What are the different stages to kill it?

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Describe in detail the growth of the tree in the first stanza.

How does the tree heal itself?

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What does the killing of a tree symbolise?

Why does it take "much time to kill a tree"? How is the tree finally killed?

"It takes much time to kill a tree, "—Why doe it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet, how is the tree finally killed?

How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction? How does its resistance fail?

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The poem 'On Killing a Tree' describes man's cruelty and violence to nature. Discuss.

How does the poet criticise the action of human beings in the poem?

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How does the poet evoke lyricism in nature's resilience in the first two stanzas?

is the poem 'On Killing a Tree' a study of 'environment and tree"?

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How has the tree been given human attributes in the poem?

Gieve Patel brings out the eternal relationship of a tree with the earth in a poetic way Discuss.

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What is an image? Comment on the use of imagery in the poem 'On Killing a Tree'.

What do you think is the purpose of the poet in the poem? Is it fulfilled?

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'On Killing a Tree' Is this poem a commentary on major environmental issues?

How is the life-force of the tree described in the poem 'On Killing a Tree'?

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How does Gieve Patel present contradictory images of life and death in the poem?

The poem 'On Killing a Tree' seems to be a protest. Who does the poem protest against and why?

"Modern man, out of his indiscriminate greed and selfishness uproot nature and its very soul."-Evaluate this statement with reference to the poem 'On Killing a Tree'.

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