Cherry Tree Brainstorming page no 68

Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points :

About the poem, poet and title.

Ans :- The name of the poem is Cherry Tree, It is written by the poet Ruskin Bond. Poem comis in the category of , ‘Narrative Poem’ about Nature.

Theme/summary/gist of the poem.

•It is about wonders of Nature and the journey q Cherry tree about struggle to grow and it is against the odds , it symbolises the struggle of man’s life.

Poetic style/language, poetic devices used in the poem.

•Poem is a narrative type. It has a proper begining, middle and end. Poet uses colour imagery. Figure of speech is – Alliteration, Antithesis, personification.

Special features/novelties/focusing elements.

•Life of Cherry Tree is the focussing element in this poem. Poets approach is naturalistic.

Message/values/morals in the poem.

Cherry Tree

Brainstorming Activity page no 69  Q -A5

•You have to struggle in life as a Cherry tree, against every difficulties of life. As well as you have to spread joy in others life.

Your opinion about the poem.

 My opinion is that you got the message from Cherry tree is to inspire our life against every difficulties of life.