TREES BY ADRIENNE RICH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
TREES BY ADRIENNE RICH CLASS - X QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1. (i) Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. Ans: The three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest are birds sitting on trees, insects hiding and the sun burying its feet in the shadow of the forest. (ii) What picture do these words create in your mind: “… sun bury its feet in shadow…”? What could the poet mean by the sun’s ‘feet’? Ans: The sun’s ‘feet’ means its rays that touch the ground. When there are no trees, there are no shadows, and the sun’s rays fall straight on the ground. But in a forest with trees, the shadows cover the sunlight, making it look like the sun is hiding its feet in the tree shadows. 2. (i) Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, their leaves, and their twigs do? Ans: In the poem, the trees are trapped inside the poet’s house. Their roots struggle all night to free themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor. The lea...