Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Tree in Season Questions & Answers.
Written by Robert Fisher, this poem beautifully describes the cycle of tree growth. It further tells us that trees are at their best form in summers however, they begin to shed their leaves during autumn and during winters, they sleep under the snow until spring.
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The Tree in Season Questions & Answers
Question 1: Read and answer the question:
These lines talk about the
i. the preparation of the tree for autumn and the long winter to come.
ii. the rejuvenation of the tree after a long cold winter.
iii. the sounds the tree makes when it is lashed by strong winds.
Question 2: Read and answer the question:
In these lines, the speaker says that in summer
i. the tree with its spreading branches offers home and shelter to many birds and animals.
ii. the tree understands the needs of the birds and animals of the forest.
iii. the tree grows very tall only to be reduced in size in winter.
Question 3: Read and answer the question:
These lines mean that
i. the tree drops gold coins, gathering which, people become rich.
ii. the tree exchanges its leaves for money and gets rich.
iii. the tree sheds its gold-coloured leaves in autumn.
Question 4: Read and answer the question:
The speaker says that in winter
i. the tree, without any leaves, is exposed to the harsh winter.
ii. the tree, without its leaves, seems to have no future at all.
iii. the tree begins to feel pain and sorrow during winter.
Question 5: Read and answer the question:
Deep underground life lies sleeping
The line means that in freezing winter
i. the tree appears to be sleeping without its green cover.
ii. the roots of the tree are alive.
iii. there are seeds in the ground that are waiting to germinate in spring.
Question 6: Find the lines in the poem that depict the tree:
(a) At its best, with new green leaves and growing branches.
Answer: Bursting with baby leaves
its branches ride the winds.
(b) Weighed down by the fruit its branches bear.
Answer: From its heavy loaded branches.
(c) With its leaves changing colour as the days shorten.
Answer: The tree shivers in the shortening day
its leaves turn gold
(d) Looking exposed and helpless in the cold weather.
Answer: The tree stands na*ed in the storms.
Question 7: The poet has personified the tree and refers to it as ‘him’. Pick the lines that depict this. Specify if it is feeling or action that is depicted.
(a) Spring (Action)
The tree hums quietly to itself
a lullaby to the buds…..
……the tree begins to sing.
(b) Summer (Action)
It yawns and digs its roots
(c) Autumn (Feeling)
The tree shivers in the shortening day.
(d) Winter (Feeling)
Question 8: The poem is rich in imagery also. Find the lines that depict the following:
(a) Visual images
Answer:
(b) Auditory images
Answer: The tree hums quietly to itself
a lullaby to the buds
….the tree begins to sing
it yawns and digs its roots
(c) Tactile images
Answer: The tree stretches in the sun (the warmth of the sun)
The tree shivers in the shortening day (feeling of cold)
So, these were The Tree in Season Questions & Answers.