Complete Notes for Class-XII According to New Syllabus – 2020-2021

Short Answer Type (Mark 1)

1.  Who is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’? Ans: Gieve Patel is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’.

2.  What does the poet mean by “It takes much time to kill a tree”?

Ans: By the given line the poet means to say that killing a tree is not a simple or easy task.

3.  What type of poem is ‘On Killing a Tree’?

Ans: ‘On Killing a Tree’ is an ironical poem.

4.  What form of verse has been used in the poem ‘On

Killing a Tree’?

Ans: Free verse has been used in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’.

5.  How much time does it take to kill a tree?

Ans: It takes a lot of time to kill a tree to kill a tree.

6. Why is the poem so easy to read?

Ans: The poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ is very easy to read because it has been composed conversational tone.

7.  Where does irony lie in the poem on killing a tree?

Ans: The irony in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ is that the act of killing a tree is a ceremonial task.

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Descriptive Type (Marks 6)

1. Give the substance of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’. 

Ans: In the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’, Gieve Patel says that it is not an easy task to kill a tree. It can’t be done by a simple jab of knife. A tree grows slowly by consuming the earth’s nutrients. It absorbs sunlight, air and water for years. So, it cannot be killed by hacking and chopping. It causes ..........................................................................................

2.  How does the poet describe the growth of the tree in the first stanza of the poem?

Ans: In the first stanza of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’, the poet Gieve Patel describes the growth of a tree. He says that the seed of a tree germinates under the soil. The little plat gets its nutrients .................................................................

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