The poet tells about the human beings selfishness of cutting down a tree. The tree is compared to human traits that if we have any negativity it should be taken away completely.
1. ON KILLING A TREE
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SOWMIYA R
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2. Biography of Author:
• Gieve Patel is not only a poet but
also a painter
• Born in a well-educated family
• His poem ‘On Killing a Tree’
speaks about nature
3. • Not easy to kill a tree.
• Stabbing it with knife is
not enough
• Absorbed many elements
• Sprouting leaves
4. • Simple stab and chop won’t kill
the tree completely
• Green twigs and small branches
will grow again
• The tree will grow its full size
5. • To kill a tree completely, its roots
need to be taken out of the deep
soil
• The root is the strength of the tree
• Root gives support to the tree
• Sensitive part
6. • The roots start dying due to the
heat
• The roots become brown and the
soft surface becomes hard and
dry
• It loses its shape and starts
twisting