2.1 Cherry Tree-Ruskin Bond
A1. Global Understanding
State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1.
The
poet placed the cherry seed before ten years.
2. The cherry tree had an instinct to survive.
3.
The
blossoms are fragile.
4.
There
were no new shoots to the cherry tree in the spring.
A2 Interpretation
The life of the cherry tree was threatened. Give
reasons.
A3 Personal Response
Give at least four reasons that are responsible for
cutting the trees.
A4 Poetic Device
I found a tree had come to stay
(Name and explain the figure of speech. Find another
example of the same from the extract.
A5 Poetic Creativity
Compose four poetic lines describing any incident in
your life.
Answers-
A1-Global Understanding
1. The poet placed the cherry seed before ten years.-False
Correct statement-The poet placed the cherry seed before eight years.
2. The cherry tree had an instinct to survive.-True
3. The blossoms are fragile.-True
4. There were no new shoots to the cherry tree in the spring.-False
Correct statement-There were three new shoots grow.
A2- Interpretation
The life of the cherry tree was really threatened because of goats, grass cutters, monsoon blight which may cause a plant a disease. Moreover, the poet did not personally care or pay attention to the cherry tree still it grew up facing all these odds.
A3-Personal Response
Trees are cut down for the following reasons-
1. for wood
2. to make wide road
3. to provide food for animals
4. to develop land of construction
A4-Poetic Device
The figure of speech in this line is 'Personification' as a tree is given human quality. other examples:
It was very small, five months child.- The cherry tree is treated as a child.
A5-Poetic Creativity
I want to plant a tree,
But I am not so free,
So I bring plastic plant,
It teases me you can't, you can't
Poetic Devices:
1. Alliteration
'Shrivelled the slender stem....' sound 's' is repeated.
'Its arms in a fresh fierce lust...' sound 'f' is repeated.
'Made a miracle from green growing pain...' sound 'm' and 'g' is repeated.
'....at the finches as they flew/And fitted through.....' sound 'f' is repeated.
'the sun san/swiftly....' sound 's' is repeated.
'who watched, wondering, while some time....' sound 'w' is repeated.
2. Personification
'A tree had come to stay'....The tree has been personified by giving human quality of coming to stay.
'The grass cutter scythe split it apart'...The grass cutter scythe is personified.
'a monsoon blight shrivelled'....Monsoon is personified.
'The young tree struggled'.... The young tree is personified by giving it the human quality of struggling.
The sleepiest breeze'....The breeze is personified.
'singing crickets'.....Crickets are personified.
'The young tree....thrust/Its arms in a fresh fierce lust'... The young tree is personified as it expresses its 'lust' like a human being.
More Activities:
A1. Global Understanding
Complete the following flow chart giving progress of cherry.
Cherry:1..........2..............3................4.............
A2. Interpretation
Explain: The cherry tree blossomed.
A3. Personal Response
Suggest ways to save trees.
A4. Poetic Device
Give two examples of colour imagery from the extract.
A5. Poetic Creativity
Write four poetic lines about your favourite fruit.
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Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.
