By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
- Summarise the ideas of each stanza in their own words.
- Explain the extended metaphor of the great tree and the great soul.
- Describe how the fall of a great tree affects the creatures of the forest.
- Trace the stages of grief in the poem and the feeling of each stage.
- Identify the poem's devices — extended metaphor, imagery, personification, repetition, free verse.
- State the central message of the poem.
- Answer ICSE extract-based questions with reference to context and a reasoned personal response.