BRAINSTORMING

(A1) (i) Find proof from the poem for the following.

(a)                       The poet has mentioned different seasons.

Ans :a)-And suddenly that summer near the end of May,

b)   Split it apart and a monsoon blight 

c)Next spring I watched three new shoots grow,

(b)    The poet’s minute observations of the steady growth of the cherry tree. 

 Ans:-a) found a tree had come to stay.

b)Next spring I watched three new shoots grow

(c)The colour imagery in the poem.

Ans a) Made a miracle from green growing pain…….

  b)Pink, fragile, quick to fall

 c)Looking up through leaves at the blue

(d)   The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.

Ans:-The young tree struggle, upward thrust

         Its arms in a fresh fierce lust

(ii) State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.

(a)  The cherry tree did not take long to grow.

(Ans  :-False -The cherry tree  took eight long  years to grow.

(c)Birds and insects were benefitted from the tree.

Ans :- True

(d)    The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.

AnsTrue

(e)  The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.

Ans :-True

(f) The poet repents planting the cherry tree.

(Ans :- False:- The poet was hapy for  planting the cherry tree.

 A2) (i) Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:

(a)    The life of the cherry tree was threatened.

 Ans :The planted seed and forgot abot it ,the cattle ate the leaves of the plant .The grass cutter did not notice it  and cut with his scythe and it was suffered with mansoon blight.

(b)  The cherry blossomed.

Ans :-He spent season in Kashmir and came back and saw blossoms of cherry tree,it was filled with  ripened berry which looked like jewelled in the Sun .  

(ii) A small thought, put in action, led to a great achievement. Pick out the lines from the beginning and end of the poem and explain their significance.

Ans:-

Yes ,I!praised Night and Stars and tree:

That small ,the cherry,grown by me.

His liittle action of planting seeed of chery gave  him a joy,satisfaction and contentment.