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'Trees' Poem.Class ix..it's a beautiful poem
- 1. Which is theworld’s oldest tree and where is it situated?
- 8. The ‘Trees’ isjust one among several poems written by the poet. His other famous works include Summer Love and Main Street. Alfred Joyce Kilmer got the inspiration to write this poem one morning when he opened the window and was captivated by the trees. He was struck by an idea to personify the characteristics of the tree.
- 9. Theme "Trees" is apoem by Joyce Kilmer. After reading and analyzing the brief twelve lines of this poem we believe that it is a religious poem. Kilmer gives praising attributes to the tree as if it were praising God. This poem also explains that trees are lovelier than a poem because any fool can write a poem, but only God can create a tree.
- 11. I think thatI shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.
- 12. A tree whosehungry mouths is prest Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;
- 13. fe IC S A treethat looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
- 14. A tree thatmay in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair;
- 16. Upon whose bosomsnow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain.
- 17. Last stanza Poems aremade by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.
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- 19. Stanza 1 I thinkthat I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. Explanation The poet feels that a poem can never be as lovely as a tree.
- 20. Stanza A tree whosehungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast; Explanation Trees get their life energy from water. The poet calls the roots the 'tree's mouth' and says that it is pressed against Mother Earth to drink water.
- 21. Stanza A tree thatlooks to God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; Explanation The leafy arms( branches) of the tree are lifted towards God as if they are praying.
- 22. Stanza A tree thatmay in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Explanation Trees look like they are wearing nests of birds such as robins in the summer just like girls wear flowers and ribbons in their hair.
- 23. Stanza Upon whose bosomsnow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Explanation Trees wear snow in the winter season and bathe in rain during the rainy season.
- 24. Stanza Poems are madeby fools like me, But only God can make a tree. Explanation Writing poetry is a creative activity. Poems change the way a person thinks and acts. Yet, the poet finds it to be a foolish task compared to God creating a tree.
- 25. The first twolines of the poet say that he ‘shall never see a poem as lovely as the tree’. The poet seems to be intrigued by the tree that he considers it to be more beautiful than any poem.
- 26. The survival ofa tree depends on the water from the ground. The tree’s life is based on the ground the same applies to human beings who rely on the earth for its rich sources. If it wasn’t for the abundance of the earth, human beings would not exist. The earth sustains the existence of all living things including the tree.
- 27. The next linesays “A tree looks at God all day” since the tree develops upwards it appears to be trying to get to God. The tree ‘lifts her leafy arms to pray’ this symbolism used to represent different people of the earth praying to God. People worship and pray to God for the abundant blessings that God provides from the earth.
- 28. The birds dependon the undergrowth of the tree for shelter. The branches of the trees are symbolized by ‘trees hair’ and during summer the birds take rest on the trees. The tree is a source of refuge to all creatures and to all human beings.
- 29. The trunks oftrees are usually covered in snow and cold during winter ‘under whose bosom snow has lain’ bosom refers to the trees trunk. The trees are able to tolerate the cold due to their robustness. The trees flourish or blossom in the rain.
- 30. Trees are notmade by man they are made by God. Alfred describes him and other poets as fools. Poems come from people’s imaginations but trees are God’s creation. The poem describes himself as a fool to express his inferiority to the works of God.
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- 32. A couplet The poem"Trees" uses a literary device called a couplet. A couplet is two lines of poetry. Kilmer uses six different couplets. I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.
- 33. Look for Rhymingwords in the poem. Example – words ‘prest’ and ‘breast’ have same sounds, therefore are rhyming words.
- 34. Imagery Imagery is usedto make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest”; “A nest of robins in her hair” and “And lifts her leafy arms to pray.”
- 35. Personification It occurs whena writer gives human traits to non-human or inanimate objects. Example- A tree that looks to God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
- 36. Simile Simile is acomparison between two unlike objects using the words like or as. Example – 1. "A poem lovely as a tree.“ 2. "Poems are made by fools like me.
- 37. Reference to Context Ithink that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. a)Whom does ‘I’ refer to in the above given couplet? b)What does the speaker consider more beautiful in comparison to a poem and why?
- 38. Answer the followingquestions: 1. What does ‘Hungry mouth’ refer to? 2. Why does a tree pray to God?
- 39. 3. How doesa tree help the birds? 4. Which character of the tree is revealed in stanza 5? 5. Why does the poet say that a tree is surely a work of God?
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- 41. Let’s write apoem by filling the blanks given (next slide) or write your own poem with the theme ‘trees’. Use 6 couplets.
- 42. The tree standstall and composed knowing its purpose and unruffled. Its trunk is like ______________________ ___________________________________. Its branches________________________ ___________________________________. The leaves are lovely ___________________________________. Roots help _______ ___________________________________. It is gorgeous laden with fruits and flowers.