Atree that may in Summer wear
11 Trees A nest of robins in her hair:
- Joyce Kilmer
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
About the poet Who intimately lives with rain.
Best known for his 12-line verse entitled Trees." Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American
writer and poet. He was born on December 6, 1886, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In
1911, Kilmer published his first poetry collection, ASummer of Love (The Baker & Poems are made by fools like me,
Taylor Company). His most famous poem, Trees," appeared in Poetry magazine in
1913. His books include Trees and Other Poems (1914): The Circus and Other Essays But only God can make a tree.
(1916); Main Street and Other Poems (1917).
Kilmer loved writing poetry more than anything else. It is for Trees' that Kilmer is Jovce Kilmer robin /'rob1n/ noun :a small brown bird with a red breast
most widely remembered. The poem is made up of twelve lines which are separated bosom /'buzlY)m/ noun:a woman's chest or breast
into six sets of two lines or couplets. During World War l, on July 30, 1918 Kilmer died of a gunshot from a intimately /'int1mYtli/ adverb:ina very close and friendiy way
German sniper.
Vocabulary
Elements of the Poem Make a word chain of the following words. Write down any words associated with the words given in
Setting : The poem doesn't have a strongly defined setting beyond the natural world itself. the box. Do not think much. Youhave to be quick while making the chain of words. An example has
Therne : The poem explores the themes of God's creation, wonder, and nature. been shown to help you form the word chains.
Tone :The tone of Joyce Kilmer's Trees' is light-hearted. TREES, BOOKS, SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY, SONGS, BLESSINGS, POEM
Example:
Reading Flower
Petal (Fragrance
Bud
Ithink that I shall never see Sepal
A poem lovely as a tree.
Understanding the text
Atree whose hungry mouth is prest A. Tick( )the correct option.
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; 1. Atree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast
A tree that looks at God all day, Which of the following statements is correct about the above lines?
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; a. The mother is angry with the child. b. The tree is a hungry child.
C The earth is a hungry mother. d. The tree is angry with the mother.
prest /prest/ verb:past tense of 'press' (old-faishioned)
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