Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options :
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
The tree prays to God by
Correct Answer :
lifting her arms.
Solution :
Correct Answer: lifting her arms.
Explanation:
To determine how the tree prays to God according to the poem, we can analyze the relevant lines from the text:
"A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;"
The stanza explicitly states that the tree prays by lifting her "leafy arms" (which metaphorically refer to her branches). Therefore, the correct option matching the text from the poem is lifting her arms.
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