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Raintree 3 Tall Trees

 Summary: Tall Trees

In the poem Tall Trees by Eileen Mathias, the speaker presents a warm and

loving picture of nature. Various elements and objects of nature like the clouds,

birds, day, night, and moon work in together, without any confusion. The

speaker tells us about the selfless care and protection that trees give.

The trees provide shelter for birds and guard the world as it sleeps. They do not

ask for anything in return. The trees are tall, but they are not proud of their

height and importance. Even the small birds are dear to them. They love them

and protect them at night. The speaker makes us imagine that the trees have

eyes and are looking at the clouds in the sky Human beings, who are tall and

powerful like tall trees, should also be humble and caring like them.

POEM: TALL TREES

Comprehension

A. 1. The roots are the feet and the branches are the head.

2. The birds fly to the trees at night. Their homes are the nests in the tree.

3. And then in the night / With the tall trees peeping, / The moon shines down / On a world that’s

sleeping.

 The last four lines in the poem say that the trees stay awake at night and watch over us.

B. Suggested answers (Accept any logical answer)

 Just like human beings have feet and a head, trees have roots and branches. They seem to have eyes

to see things around them. (Also, some people are tall and some people are helpful. The same way,

some trees are tall. Some trees are helpful).

C. sky – by; rest – nest; peeping – sleeping

TALL TREES POEM

A. Answer in brief.

1. What does the poet convey by saying that the trees have their feet in the earth and their heads in

the sky?

 Ans: By saying that the trees have their feet in the earth and their heads in the sky, the poet

conveys that the trees are very, very tall.

2. How do trees shelter and protect the birds? (Tall Trees)

 Ans: Trees shelter them when the birds rest in their nest.

B. Answer in detail.

1. How does the poet describe the Tall Trees?

 Ans: The poet looks at the tall trees and feels that they stand and watch the clouds as they pass.

She also describes a tree as if it is a human being with a head and feet, and even eyes to see

things around.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. With their feet in the earth

 And their heads in the sky

 The tall trees watch

 The clouds go by.

 a. What does the poet compare the roots of the tree to?

 b. What do the trees watch?

 c. Why does the poet say that trees have feet and heads?

 Ans: a. The poet compares the roots of the tree to human feet.

 b. The trees watch the clouds go by.

 c. He is actually comparing the trees to human beings.

2. When the dusk sends quickly

 The birds to rest

 The tall trees shelter them

 Safe in a nest.


 a. When do the birds rest?

 b. Where do they find shelter?

 Ans: a. The birds rest when it is late evening or dusk.

 b. They find shelter in their nests which are built on the branches of tall trees.

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