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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENGLISH LESSON NOTES
CLASS X
MODULE 26 : THE TREES
objective
To enable the students comprehend the poem locally and globally.
To infer the contextual meaning of the text.
To infer the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
About the Poet
Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was a famous poet,
essayist and feminist. She has published nineteen volumes of poetry, three collections of
essays and other writings.
new words
Bough: branch of a tree
Boughs of a tree is a good place for the birds to build their nests.
Lichen: crusty patches or bushy growth on tree trunks formed by association of fungus and
alga.
Lichen has its own smell.
Twigs: a small thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one removed from the tree
Birds make their nests with the help of twigs of a bush /tree / shrub / grass.
Roots :the part of a plant which grows down into the earth to obtain water and food and
which holds the plant firm in the ground
Crack : to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin linesappear on its
surface, or to become broken
There is a crack on the ground.
Key points
The poet wants to show that everything has deep desire to acquire freedom.
It is necessary for our growth and well –being.
We must confirm to the natural laws.
Can there be a forest without trees?
Where are the trees in this poem?
And where do they go !
