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2. How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of
its life and activity.

A. The tree has grown by consuming nutrients from the Earth, absorbing
sunlight, air and water. The words suggestive of its life and activity are -
consuming the earth, rising out of it, feeding Upon its crust, absorbing
years of sunlight, air, water.

3. What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?

A. Bleeding bark refers to the sap which flows out of the tree’s bark
where it is cut. The tree bleeds when it is cut with a knife.

4. The poet says “No” in the beginning of the third stanza. What does he
mean by this?

A. ’No’ means that the tree will not die by cutting or chopping the trunk.

5. What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?

A. “Anchoring Earth” means that the Earth supports the tree firmly.
“Earth cave” refers to the pit in the Earth where the roots of the tree bind
it firmly to the Earth.

6. What does he mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?

A. “the strength of the tree exposed” means that upon being uprooted,
the most sensitive and important part of the tree i.e. the roots will no
longer remain hidden in the Earth.

7. What finally kills the tree?

A. The tree dies when it is uprooted. When it is detached from the Earth,
it withers, hardens twists and finally dies.