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प्रश्न
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech,…
उत्तर
- Reference: These words are from the poem ‘Our Casuarina Tree” written by Torn Dutt.
- Context and Explanation: The poet says these words while explaining the grief experienced by the Casuarina tree in the long spells of her absence. Even when she was as far as in the coasts of Italy and France she could hear the murmur of grief or lament from her tree. It appeared an eerie speech.
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