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 presses its mouth against the sweet earth’s flowing breast to
Correct Answer :
draw sustenance from it.
Solution :
The correct option is draw sustenance from it.
Explanation:
In the poem, the poet describes a tree "whose hungry mouth is prest / Against the earth's sweet flowing breast".
This imagery depicts the tree absorbing essential nutrients and water from the earth through its roots, just as a baby draws nourishment. Therefore, the tree presses its mouth against the earth to draw sustenance from it.
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