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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    In the poem Trees, the poet has personified the tree as a female. He refers it using the word "her" and also describes its beauty. e.g. its branches as described as hair and its leaves are described as breast. In addition, the poet also personifies earth and imagines it like a mother which feeds theRead more

    In the poem Trees, the poet has personified the tree as a female. He refers it using the word “her” and also describes its beauty. e.g. its branches as described as hair and its leaves are described as breast. In addition, the poet also personifies earth and imagines it like a mother which feeds the tree its sweet water.

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    The message of the poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer is that we should appreciate the creativity of God because we humans can never create something like the tree. Instead of cutting the trees, we should learn to enjoy the nature of which trees are a part of. Read summary of this poem.

    The message of the poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer is that we should appreciate the creativity of God because we humans can never create something like the tree. Instead of cutting the trees, we should learn to enjoy the nature of which trees are a part of.

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    Following poetic/literary devices or figures of speech are used in the poem Trees: Simile: It is a figure of speech that compares two different things using as or like. e.g. "A poem lovely as a tree". Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which we compare two different things which are not alike. e.Read more

    Following poetic/literary devices or figures of speech are used in the poem Trees:

    1. Simile: It is a figure of speech that compares two different things using as or like. e.g. “A poem lovely as a tree“.
    2. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which we compare two different things which are not alike. e.g. the tree is compared with a woman and referred to as her.
    3. Personification: It is a poetic device in which human characteristics are given to animals and non-living things. e.g. Earth is referred to as mother who feeds the tree. Similarly, tree is referred to as she in the poem.
    4. Alliteration: It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest”, “lifts her leafy arms”, “nest of robins in her hair”.
    5. Enjambment: It means moving over from one line to another without a stop. e.g. “I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.”
    6. Repetition: It a literary device that involves using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a poem. e.g. “A tree” has been repeated in the poem Trees.

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    The main idea of the poem Trees is that we cannot create something like tree. We can write poem but they are not as beautiful as the trees. Hence, we should not cut them. Instead we should learn to appreciate their beauty. Read summary of this poem.

    The main idea of the poem Trees is that we cannot create something like tree. We can write poem but they are not as beautiful as the trees. Hence, we should not cut them. Instead we should learn to appreciate their beauty.

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    The central idea of the poem Trees is that we humans are not capable of creating something like God does. We can write beautiful poems but they are not as lovely as a tree. Hence we should appreciate the trees, the nature and God who has created them. Read summary of this poem.

    The central idea of the poem Trees is that we humans are not capable of creating something like God does. We can write beautiful poems but they are not as lovely as a tree. Hence we should appreciate the trees, the nature and God who has created them.

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    The poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer is about the beauty of tree which the poet happens to see one fine morning near his home. In this poem, the poet describes how the tree becomes lively when the spring breeze comes after the winter season. It teases the tree and kisses it. Read summary of this poem.

    The poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer is about the beauty of tree which the poet happens to see one fine morning near his home. In this poem, the poet describes how the tree becomes lively when the spring breeze comes after the winter season. It teases the tree and kisses it.

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    The mood of the poem Trees is jovial and romantic. There is no serious theme and the whole poem is about the spring breeze, the beauty of the tree and also the loving nature of Mother Earth as well as that of the tree. Read summary of this poem.

    The mood of the poem Trees is jovial and romantic. There is no serious theme and the whole poem is about the spring breeze, the beauty of the tree and also the loving nature of Mother Earth as well as that of the tree.

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