Question

What does the poet compare their branches to?

Answer 1

Hint: The question is taken from the poem “The tress” this poem is written by Adrienne Rich. She was born in Maryland, USA. She is a radical and feminist poet. She authorized nearly twenty volumes of poetry. Furthermore, her poem ‘The Trees’ has a symbolic meaning. There is a beautiful comparison of trees with women.

Complete answer:
This poem, “The trees” written by Adrienne Rich talks about the trees symbolically. Trees refer to women who have been healed and are ready to move out of their houses to renew the forest of mankind. As women have remained indoors, the forest has become empty, the birds and insects are homeless. The sun rays do not have the trees to fall upon.

According to the question, we need to tell that the branches are compared with whom by the poet.
The poet compares the branches which are very long cramped and have been shuffling from the roof with the newly discharged patients whom Longley wanted to come out from the hospital after illnesses and all the patients look half-dazed as they are not completely recovered. The poet showed this comparison because, in a similar way to patients, the branches also want to go out of the roof and desire to spread themselves in the fresh air.

Note: In this World everyone wants freedom. Everyone has the right to spread their wings in the fresh air, no one wants to be bound with anything and to stay inside the house. Therefore, Each and every woman has the right to go out and chase their dreams. Neither a man nor any tradition is allowed to stop a woman from following her dreams and keeping them inside a house.