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PoETRY

ThE aXE in ThE Wood

[About the Poet : Clifford Henry Dyment [1914-1971] is a British
Not to be republished
poet, critic, editor and journalist. Mostly he wrote on the countryside.
His popular literary works are ‘Railway Game’, ‘Straight or Curly’ and
‘The Axe in the Wood.
The poem is about the harmful effects of poaching, and the
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indiscriminate cutting of trees.]
ila Your teacher will recite a poem for you. listen to your teacher
carefully and answer the questions given below.

1. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this poem?
2. How is the speaker a source of joy to children?

3. Name any two creatures that find comfort from the speaker.
4. What do you think will happen to the speaker in the end?

Now read the poem, ‘The Axe in the Wood’.

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