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01: Heart of a Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner
- #1Why does the poet equate the planting of a tree with the planting of 'cool shade and tender rain'?Ans : As this stanza suggests, the tree that the poet refers to must be a huge tree with several branches laden full of twigs and leaves. A tree like this offers a shade to the comfort of wayfarers and passers-by. Moreover, when the raindrops fall on it, they lose their intensity and swiftness before touching the ground. Though these advantages may not be evident when someone plants a tree, they are revealed when the latter grows in size, volume and spread with the passage of time. That is why the poet feels that the planting of a tree is the same as planting 'cool shade and tender rain'.