ON KILLING A TREE BY GIEVE PATEL - POEM FIGURES OF SPEECH, THEME & MASSAGE FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MODEL QUESTIONS & ANSWER PDF#Blog-80
Apr 05, 2022, By Careericons
In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "On Killing a Tree Poem Written by Gieve Patel" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.
- Figures of speech used in the poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Rhyme Scheme & Words used in poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Theme, & Message used in poem - On Killing a Tree, &
- Where to study information for all other poems.
TNPSC Group-II / IIA Services 2022 New Revised Syllabus (Objective Type Examination)
General English Syllabus-wise Study Materials
SSLC Standard For Preliminary Exam
Before going to the poem, check the prelims syllabus carefully and understand the importance of this poem. Where this poem comes under the "Part - B" of the General English of Revised New Syllabus of TNPSC G2 & 2A Services Examination 2022. Also, check the below links which will be useful for your upcoming examination.
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Let us discuss & read the poem On Killing a Tree written by Gieve Patel (Which is also a peom in Unit - 3 of 10th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.
"On Killing a Tree - Gieve Patel"
Figures of Speech used in this poem "On Killing a Tree" written by " Gieve Patel"
| Each lines of poem: On Killing a Tree | Figures of Speech |
|---|---|
| On Killing a Tree | The tree has been personified from the title till the end of the poem (Personification) |
| It takes much time to kill a tree, | (t) Alliteration, Personification |
| Not a simple jab of the knife | |
| Will do it. It has grown | (has grown) Personification |
| Slowly consuming the earth, | Imagery, Personification |
| Rising out of it, feeding | |
| Upon its crust, absorbing | Imagery |
| Years of sunlight, air, water, | Imagery |
| And out of its leperous hide | Imagery, (Leperous hide) Metaphor |
| Sprouting leaves. | |
| So hack and chop | |
| But this alone wont do it. | (Alone) Personification |
| Not so much pain will do it. | (Pain) Personification |
| The bleeding bark will heal | (b) Alliteration, (Bleeding Bark) Metaphor, (Bleeding) Personification |
| And from close to the ground | |
| Will rise curled green twigs, | |
| Miniature boughs | |
| Which if unchecked will expand again | (w) Alliteration |
| To former size. | |
| No, The root is to be pulled out – | (pulled out) Repetition |
| Out of the anchoring earth; | |
| It is to be roped, tied, | |
| And pulled out – snapped out | (pulled out) Repetition |
| Or pulled out entirely, | (pulled out) Repetition |
| Out from the earth-cave, | |
| And the strength of the tree exposed | |
| The source, white and wet, | (w) Alliteration |
| The most sensitive, hidden | |
| For years inside the earth. | |
| Then the matter | |
| Of scorching and choking | |
| In sun and air, | |
| Browning, hardening, | |
| Twisting, withering, | |
| And then it is done. |
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Summary of all the poetic devices used in the poem "On Killing A Tree":
| SI. No. | Poetic Devices | Examples from the poem |
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| 1. | Metaphor |
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| 2. | Alliteration |
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| 3. | Repetition | Pulled out |
| 4. | Personification |
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| 5. | Imagery |
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| 6. | Enjambment | Then the matter Of scorching and choking In sun and air, Browning, hardening, Twisting, withering, And then it is done. |
Rhyming Scheme used in this poem "The House on Elm Street"
There is no particular rhyme scheme followed in this poem. The poem is divided into 4 stanzas. Each stanza comprises varying lines. The poem is then written in free verse.
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Theme of this poem "The House on Elm Street"
In On Killing a Tree, Gieve Patel gives us a a graphic picture of man's killing of the tree. He says that hacking a tree with a knife or an axe will not harm it. The bleeding bark will heal and the tree will grow again to its former size. To be killed a tree must be uprooted completely. The poet hints at rampant deforestation and through the very visual representation of the murder of a tree wishes to communicate to the readers the dangers of deforestation. The poet considers the tree as a living organism which has the right to live like any other creatures on earth. But man is killing trees with utmost cruelty and callousness. The tree represents Nature and the poem also suggests that nature is indestructible. The tree could also be a symbol of mankind. Despite wars and other destructive activities, human kind will not easily come to end.
Message of this poem "The House on Elm Street"
Gieve Patel gives a very important message in his poem On Killing a Tree. Trees feel pain, grief, suffering, sorrows and joys as sensitively as human beings do. So we should never hurt them. The poet reminds us that we have not inherited these green trees for our use; they are held by us in trust for our future generations. It is, therefore, our sacred duty to conserve trees as a legacy for the future.
The importance of reading this poem "On Killing a Tree" written by "Gieve Patel" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,
- This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
- It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 9.
General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)
- Figures of Speech for On Killing a Tree (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
- Poetry Appreciation for On Killing a Tree
- Important Lines for On Killing a Tree
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Also, read our other articles provided for your preparation.
- About the author - Gieve Patel,
- Model MCQs on Author Gieve Patel,
- Important Poem Lines in On Killing a Tree ,
- Line By Line Simple Explanation & Summary of the poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Glossary of the poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Figures of speech used in the poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Rhyme Scheme used in poem - On Killing a Tree,
- Rhyming Words used in poem - On Killing a Tree, &
- Where to study information for all other poems.
Important "LIST OF POEMS" for General English Section of TNPSC GROUP 2 & 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION |
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| SI. NO | Name of the Poem | Name of the Author | Where to Study |
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| 1 | Life | Henry Van Dyke | 10th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 2 | I am Every Woman | Rakhi Nariani Shirke | 10th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 3 | The Secret of the Machines | Rudyard Kipling | 10th, Unit-5 (NEW BOOK) |
| 4 | The Ant and The Cricket | Adapted from Aesop's fables | 10th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 5 | No Men are Foreign | James Falconer Kirkup | 10th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 6 | The House on Elm Street | Nadia Bush | 10th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 7 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | Robert Frost | 9th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 8 | A Poison Tree | William Blake | 9th, Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 9 | On Killing a Tree | Gieve Patel | 9th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 10 | The Spider and the Fly | Mary Botham Howitt | 9th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 11 | The River | Caroline Ann Bowles | 9th, Unit-5 (NEW BOOK) |
| 12 | The Comet | Norman Littleford | 9th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 13 | The Stick-together Families | Edgar Albert Guest | 9th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 14 | Special Hero | Christina M. Kerschen | 8th, Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 15 | Making Life Worth While | George Elliot | 8th, Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 16 | A Thing of Beauty | John Keats | 8th, Unit-4 (NEW BOOK) |
| 17 | Lessons in Life | Brigette Bryant & Daniel Ho | 8th, Unit-6 (NEW BOOK) |
| 18 | My Computer Needs a Break | Shanthini Govindan | 8th, Unit-7 (NEW BOOK) |
| 19 | Your Space | David Bates | 7th, Term-I Unit-3 (NEW BOOK) |
| 20 | Sea Fever | John Masefield | 7th, Term-III Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 21 | Courage | Edgar Albert Guest | 7th, Term-III Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 22 | Team Work | Edgar Albert Guest | 6th, Term-II Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 23 | From a Railway Carriage | Robert Louis Stevenson | 6th, Term-II Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
| 24 | Indian Seasons | Nisha Dyrene | 6th, Term-III Unit-1 (NEW BOOK) |
| 25 | A Tragic Story | William Makepeace Thackeray | 6th, Term-III Unit-2 (NEW BOOK) |
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