Class 12 English — Chapter 10: Trees

What you'll learn

• ▸Central Theme: Nature's Supremacy Over Art
• ▸Analysis of Auditory and Visual Imagery
• ▸Literary Device: Personification of Nature
• ▸Interpretation of Key Metaphors and Similes
• ▸Emily Dickinson's Poetic Style
• ▸The Role and Depiction of the Sun

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 12076CH10 5 Trees Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of America's quintessential poets of the nineteenth century. She lived an introverted and hermetic life, and published very few of her poems in her lifetime. Her output, 1789 poems in all, were published posthumously. Her poetry is characterised by unconventional capitalisation and extensive use of dashes, along with unusual imagery and lyric style. The Trees like Tassels hit – and – swung – There seemed to rise a Tune From Miniature Creatures Accompanying the Sun – Far Psalteries of Summer – Enamoring the Ear They never yet did satisfy – Remotest – when most fair The Sun shone whole at intervals – Then Half – then utter hid – As if Himself were optional And had Estates of Cloud Sufficient to unfold Him Eternally from view – Except it were a whim of His To let the Orchards grow – Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- 108/KALEIDOSCOPE A Bird sat careless on the fence – One gossiped in the Lan…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how trees make their own food. Get Solution →
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3. List animals that live only in trees. Get Solution →
4. Who is the author of the poem 'Trees' discussed in the chapter? Get Solution →
5. According to the biographical note, approximately how many poems did Emily Dickinson write in her lifetime? Get Solution →
6. What two unconventional stylistic elements are mentioned as characteristic of Dickinson's poetry? Get Solution →
7. What musical instrument is mentioned in the line 'Far Psalteries of Summer'? Get Solution →
8. When were the majority of Emily Dickinson's poems published? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The oldest tree is over 5,000 years old and lives in California.
• 💡 Trees communicate with each other using an underground fungal network.
• 💡 Some plants, like the Venus flytrap, eat insects for nutrients.
• 💡 A single large tree can provide enough oxygen for four people.
• 💡 Tree roots can grow deeper than the tree is tall underground.

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