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About The Author ;
Gieve Patel (1940) is a renowned Indian poet playwright and painter. In his poetry uses a syncopated rhythm. He brings the flavour of everyday's speech in his poetry. Some of his notable works are Mirrored, Mirroring (1991), How do you withstand, body (1976).
The poem is about the harm done to the environment by human beings. In a voice of sarcasm and irony, the poet speaks of man's violence and impatience towards nature. The poem is written in free verse.
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous
Sprouting leaves.
So hack and chop
But this alone won't do it.
Not so much pain will do it.
The bleeding bark will heal
And from close to the ground
Will rise curled green twigs,
Miniature boughs
Which if unchecked will expand again
To former size.
No,
The root is to be pulled out -
Out of the anchoring earth;
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out- snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
And the strength of the tree exposed,
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Then the matter
Of scorching and choking
In sun and air,
Browning, hardening,
Twisting, withering,
And then it is done.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
MCQ Type,,........................................Mark. 1
1.In the poem the killing of a tree is described as-
A) A healthy exercise
B) A deliberate act
C) A woodcutter's job
D) An innocent act
2.To kill a tree
A) Is not easy
B) Is a right thing
C) Take a little time
D) Is almost impossible
3.A simple jab of the knife
A) Can kill a tree
B) Can encourage a tree to grow
C) Cannot kill a tree
D) Must be fatal to a tree
4. The expression 'sprouting leaves' suggests the idea of-
A) ilness
B) freedom
C) vibrant life
D) slavery
5. The 'miniature boughs' will regain its former size if it is left-
A) unhurt
B) unnoticed
C) unperturbed
D) unchecked
6. For killin a tree what needed much is-
A) energy
B) time
C) plannig
D) strength
7. The poem 'On Killing a Tree' is written by-
A) John Keats
B) Arthur Rimbaud
C) William Shakespeare
D) Gieve Patel
8. The strength of a tree is exposed when it is-
A) jabbed
B) chopped
C) roped
D) pulled out
9. The tree has grown-
A) from the earth
B) over the earth
C) by consuming the earth
D) into the earth
10. "It is done",- Here 'it' refers to--
A) the killing of a tree
B) the pulling out of a tree's roots
C) browning of a tree
D) the hardening of a tree
11. 'Leprous hide' is the tree's -
A) root
B) leaves
C) bark
D) flowers
12. According to the poet Gieve Patel the strength of a tree lies in its-
A) stem
B) root
C) branch
D) leaves
13. The observation about the growth of the tree is-
A) the strength grows slowly
B) the tree does not grow at all
C) the tree grows steadily
D) the tree grows rapidly
14. 'Hacking and chopping' inflicts-
A) not so much pain
B) little pain
C) no pain
D) acute pain
15. The most sensitive part of the tree is-
A) roots
B) bark
C) twigs
D) leaves
16. In Gieve Patel's poem 'On killing a Tree' the bleeding bark will gradually-
A) dries
B) heals
C) dies
D) blooms
17. The root is to be pulled out-
A) easily
B) partially
C) entirely
D) abruptly
18. " Feeding upons it's crust" - What does 'crust' mean?
A) top layer of the earth
B) bottom layer of the earth
C) middle layer of earth
D) an intermediate layer
19. 'Leprous hide' means-
A) Leprous skin
B) rough bark of the tree
C) diseased skin
D) smooth bark of the tree
20. 'Anchoring earth' suggests that-
A) the tree grows in seas
B) an anchor is fixed to a tree
C) an anchor is needed to fix a tree on earth
D) a tree is firmly fixed in earth
Short Answer Type..........................................mark1
1. Who wrote the poem, "On Killing a Tree"?
Ans: Gieve Patel wrote the poem 'On Killing a Tree'.
2. How much time does it take to kill a tree?
Ans: It takes much time to kill a tree.
3. Why does it take much time to kill a tree?
Ans: It takes much time to kill a tree because the tree is deep-rooted and it requires a lot of effort to kill it.
4. What kind of task is it to kill a tree?
Ans: To kill a tree is not an easy task because it takes much time and effort.
5. How according to Gieve Patel, has the tree grown?
Ans: The tree has grown slowly by consuming the earth feeding off its crust, and absorbing years of sunlight, air, and water.
6. What does the expression ' consuming the earth' mean in ' On Killing a Tree'?
Ans: the expression 'consuming the earth' means using up the resources of the earth, absorbing water and minerals from the soil.
7. What does 'crust' mean?
Ans: the word 'crust' means the top layer of the earth.
8. What does the tree absorb?
Ans: The tree absorbs sunlight, air and water.
9. What does the expression 'leprous hide' in Gieve Patel's poem ' On Killing a Tree' refer to?
Ans: In Gieve Patel's poem ' On Killing a Tree' the expression ' Leprous hide' refers to the discoloured and rough bark of a tree.
10. What looks like a 'leprous hide'?
Ans: The bark of a tree looks like a 'leprous hide'.
11. Why can't a simple jab of the knife kill a tree?
Ans: A simple jab of the knife can't kill the tree because it has grown by consuming nutrients from the earth and it is deep-rooted.
12. How does a tree grow?
Ans: As pointed out by Gieve Patel in his poem ' On Killing a Tree' a tree grows slowly by consuming the nutrients from the earth and absorbing sunlight, air, water for years.
13. " But this alone won't do it" --What is 'this'?
Ans: Here 'this' refers to hacking and chopping of a tree.
14. What would not kill the tree alone?
Ans: Hacking and chopping alone wouldn't kill the tree.
15. What will happen after hacking and chopping of the tree?
Ans: The bleeding bark of the tree will heal it's would and produce curled green twigs after hacking and chopping of the tree.
16. What will rise from close to the ground?
Or, From where would curled green twigs rise?
Ans: Curled green twigs will rise from close to the ground.
17. "Which if unchecked will expand again" - What would expand again?
Ans: The curled green twigs would expand again.
18. Where do the leaves sprout from?
Ans: The leaves sprout from the leprous hide of the tree.
19. What does the poet mean by 'It takes much time to kill a tree'?
Ans: By the statement 'It takes much time to kill a tree' the poet means to say that killing a tree is not a simple or easy task.
20. What do you mean by 'a simple jab of the knife'?
Ans: The expression 'a simple jab of the knife' means only a quick stab.
21. How does Patel describe the hide of the tree?
Ans: Gieve Patel describes the hide of the tree as 'leprous'.
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