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wood : tree
chance : casual

to crowd upon : to favour, to eulogize

rhythm : movement with a regular succession of beats
chance reproach : a possible blame
eulogize : to praise very highly
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c1 answer the following questions and share your responses
with your partner :

1. What words in stanzas 1 and 2 mean

[a] 100 years [b] scene?
2. Make a list of all the words that are used in the poem to
describe the ‘axe.’
3. Read the following words :

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trunk, axe, wood, timber, tree.

Which word does not fit into the list above?
Strike it out.
c2 answer the following questions picking up the most
appropriate ones from those given in brackets :

1. What did the man strike the tree with?
[knife, axe, sickle, saw]

2. Who were watching the sight of the man cutting the tree?
[women, people, woodcutters, children]

3. What did the tree look like?
[small, strong, weak, dry]

Read and Write :

c3 Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then
write.
1. Who do you think ‘I’ refers to in this poem?

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