This is the first video of English Literature for class 9 and 10. STRUCTURE OF THE POEM Poem of twenty seven(27) lines Divided into three stanzas Each stanza comprises of nine lines MESSAGE FROM THE POEM:- The Heart of the Tree is based on the significance of trees. The poem focusses on the divergent benefits of planting a tree. Nature is our prime requirement. Mankind cannot imagine a world without trees and plants. It would be rather a dull place without Mother Nature. In fact we humans are totally dependent on it because Nature is our lifeline. But in this world of development and technology, nature is now harassed by us. Various anthropogenic factors are the causes of its destruction in which Urbanization is the dominant factor. Cover of vegetation is been cleared in order to construct buildings, roads and so on. LINE BY LINE SUMMARY OF THE POEM 1-The poet asks a question. 2-He himself answers the question asked in the poem. A person wh

1- "with thoughts such as these crossing his mind , Rizwan stood at a shop selling cold drinks, looking for someone who worked for a living was not a shop-owner. ....., without any greeting placing a hand on his shoulder, enquired, "Your name?" Question a- Who was Rizwan? Where was he standing and why? Ans. Rizwan was an educated unemployed youth who earned his livings doing odd jobs like selling cold drinks. Through the help of one a cquaintance he somehow was successful in getting a job as a journalist in the Kihaan Newspaper. But there was a condition in the job as he would be considered suitable only on the basis of the articles he would contribute to the newspaper. Rizwan was standing in a crowded market near a cold drink shop, looking for someone to interview who is earning for livelihood but he is not a shop owner. b- What thoughts crossed Rizwan's mind as he stood in the crowded market place? Ans. Rizwan’ thoughts were engaged in thinki