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Good Timber By Douglas Malloch Paraphrase, Explanation and Critical Analysis English Book Class 11

Good Timber (Poem) Douglas Malloch Paraphrase stanza 1 The tree that never struggled to get the necessary elements such as sunlight, air, open environment and sufficient water for its survival never grew as a strong and tall tree in the forest. It grew in an open and wide field and it always gained enough rain water easily for its survival without any struggle. Such type of tree had no worth at all and could not be equivalent to a strong tree. The strong tree is the one which grows in a thick forest and has to...... Explanation stanza 1 In this stanza poet gives us an example of a tree by using the technique of personification. He gives the ability to fight to a tree which is a non-human thing while fight is only associated with human. Such type of tree grew naturally in the forest and luckily found a place where it enjoyed without any labour the sufficient amount of ..... Paraphrase stanza 2 The man who had never worked hard on this piece of land to yield and produce crops and he never had to make any effort to achieve the Elements of Life. He never succeeded. He is the one who never had to strive for the basic necessities of life and got his ......... Paraphrase stanza 3 A strong tree does not flourish in a peaceful environment. The terrible stiff high wind makes the trees stronger than ever. The height of the sky above encourages the tree to grow tall. The bad strong weather always increases the stamina of a tree to survive. The more it bears hardship the more it becomes solid and .................... Paraphrase stanza 4 The leaders of human society who suffer hardships for their community, there are marks on their faces which shows their strife and brave endurance. In the same manner the damaged branches of trees is the sign of struggle which they show in facing strong winds to grow tall. Hardworking is an ordinary natural rule of their life to ........... Question /Answers Q1.What is the significance of the title of the poem Good Timber? The poet very beautifully conveys his message through the befitting title. In this poem, he compares good men to good timber. Good man and good timbers are compared to each other very aptly. Its message is that people grow and reach their true potential, like ..... Q2.What is Good Timber? How does a tree grow into good timber? A good timber is one which gains strength with struggle and bears the brunt of life. It faces rough weather, storm and makes tremendous struggle to gain necessary elements for life such as sunlight, air and rain. After a very tough time it grows into the tallest tree which councils with stars. Only such type of tree ................ Q3.What according to Douglas, is the fate of those people who do not work hard? In ‘Good Timber’ Malloch explores themes of struggle, fulfillment, and nature .He also in this poem clearly using trees as a metaphor for “men”. He compares the tree to the man who never “became a manly man”. This person lived an unserviceable and obscure life. He never had to toil and just like the tree was given all the elements ....... Q 4.How can a person achieve his true potential in life? Illustrate it with example from the poem? According to Malloch those who live through “broken branches” mean tough time and storms will become “Good timber” mean good man. A fulfilling life can only come after one has worked hard. The message of this poem is ........ Q5.What is the central idea of the poem? In ‘Good Timber’ Malloch explores themes of struggle, fulfillment, and nature .The entire poem is an extended metaphor in which Malloch constantly comparing good timber as a metaphor for man. The central idea ........ Q6.What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? Good Timber’ by Douglas Malloch is a four stanza poem that is separated into sets of six lines or sextets. It is one of Malloch’s most well-known pieces and he follows a consistent and structured rhyme ....... Q7. Give the examples of extended metaphor from the poem? The entire poem is an extended metaphor comparing trees with men. The poet says that people, like trees, grow and ....... Q8.What is alliteration? Give its example from the poem “Good Timber”. Alliteration means the occurrence of same letter or sound at the beginning of consecutive words in a .........