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प्रश्न
What does he plant who plants a tree?
He plants, in sap and leaf and wood,
In love of home and loyalty
And far-cast thought of civic good____
His blessing on the neighbourhood,
Who in the hollow of his hand
Holds all the growth of all our land____
A nation's growth from sea to sea
Stirs in his heart who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
What is the reference to in the phrase ‘stirs in his heart’?
उत्तर
The poet says that the feelings that are awakened in the heart of the man who plants a tree are feelings that hope for growth and transformation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What does he plant who plants a tree?
He plants cool shade and tender rain,
And seed and bud of days to be,
And years that fade and flush again;
He plants the glory of the plain;
He plants the forest's heritage;
The harvest of a coming age;
The joy that unborn eyes shall see___
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
How is it the harvest of a coming age?
The black man's face bespoke revenge
As the fire passed from his sight.
For all he saw in his stick of wood
Was a chance to spite the white.
The last man of this forlorn group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sin.
They didn't die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Discuss personification as used by the poet.
Describe the boots made by Mr Gessler.
Why has sleep been called a wonder?
Read the lines in which the following phrases occur. Then discuss with your partner the meaning of each phrase in its context.
amazing mound
Answer the following question:
How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké?
Where did the author usually spend his afternoons?
Why does the speaker say that “there isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises”?
Why did the daimio reward the farmer, but punish his neighbour for the same act?
The theme of Maya Angelou’s poem ‘When Great Trees Fall’ is ______.
