ICSE-X-English
01: Heart of a Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner
- #3Which phrases used in this stanza reflect that the poet has a futuristic perception of the tree that he is talking about?Ans : These phrases are seed and bud of days to be', 'forest's heritage', 'the harvest of a coming age' and 'the joy that unborn eyes shall see'. Use of words like 'seed' and 'bud' in the first phrase clearly indicate that the poet sees in a tree the possibility of having many such trees in future, which will grow from them. As the number of trees will grow, they will give birth to a forest and will be thus seen as a heritage by the forthcoming generations. The third phrase suggests that future men and women will reap the benefits of the natural resources growing out of the tree.