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On Killing a Tree - Poem
Class 9 / English

On Killing a Tree - Poem

Question 5 of 5
Book: TN-ENG-09Chapter 3
What is meant by the 'bleeding bark' in the second stanza?
A
Red sap oozing where the tree has been hacked or chopped
B
Red flowers blooming
C
Wet rainwater dripping
D
Burned wood
Correct AnswerA.
Red sap oozing where the tree has been hacked or chopped
Explanation
When hacked or chopped, the sap flows from the cut trunk, metaphorically referred to as bleeding bark.
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