Is the diction of the poem simple or complex? Might the ...

[Sufayan.ah]

Is the diction of the poem simple or complex? Might the simplicity be misleading? Is there more suggested here than we find on the surface?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Although the poet doesnt directly say it, what is suggested in the last twolines?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[scottmt]

Answer to Question 1

• The diction of the poem is extremely simple: it is composed almost entirely of one-syllable words whose meanings could not be clearer. But simplicity of language does not necessarily mean simplicity of statement or significance. The Tree can be read as a complex and even ambiguous meditation on life and death. Do you see it as an impassioned protest against human destructiveness or a stoic acknowledgment of the things that must be done to sustain existence?

Answer to Question 2

• That the tree, which was once alive and flourishing, has been cut down to provide lumber and firewood.

[Sufayan.ah]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[scottmt]

Great! Please up vote