Appreciation of the poem "CHERRY TREE🌳
TITLE--Cherry Tree

POET--Ruskin Bond

ABOUT THE POEM. This is a nature poem written in a narrative style. The poem is about the poet's ecstacy over a tree which he placed. He expresses his joy to see the tree growing and he feels happy to see the blue sky through green leaves of cherry tree.

THEME /GIST -- The poet had a desire to have his own tree so he placed and forget. Inspite of many threats, the tree grew and attracted birds andgave him abundant joy.

POETIC STYLE.-- This is a narrative and a nature poem that describes the sapling of cherry tree which later gets transformed into a big tree.

LANGUAGE-- The language is very simple and lucid to understand .Even an ordinary (average)reader can understand it.

POETIC DEVICES-- Thepoet has used figurative language. Figures of speeches like Alliteration, Antithesis, Personification and Climax  have been used.

SPECIAL FEATURES -- Forty one lines poem is simple to understand, It has colour images. And it has a wonderful message.

MESSAGE/MORAL--
The poem tells us to struggle to survive.
It tells us to move forward  towards success, aims, and dreams overcoming difficulties that we find on the way.
It tells us not to be defeated in any condition.

MY OPINION-- This is a motivational poem. It tells us " If we put even a small thought in action, we led ourselves to a great achievement.