CHAPTER-7 ON KILLING A TREE
Thinking about the Poem
QUESTION-5
What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?
ANSWER:
The “anchoring earth” means that the earth works as an anchor to
protect the tree and saves it from getting uprooted.
“Earth cave” implies the depth of the mother earth where the tree spreads
its roots and gets nurtured.