Read the poem and answer the following question.
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
What are the three parts of the “tree called life” named in the poem?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → “Root of the root,” “bud of the bud,” “sky of the sky”
The poem names three parts of “a tree called life”.
- It speaks of “the root of the root” and “the bud of the bud”. The third part is “the sky of the sky”.
- A bud is a young leaf or flower before it opens.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: “Root of the root,” “bud of the bud,” “leaf of the leaf” — Incorrect. Only partly true: The first two parts are right. But the poem never says “leaf of the leaf”.
Option 3: “Root of the root,” “branch of the branch,” “bark of the bark” — Incorrect. Not mentioned: Only the root is in the poem. A branch and bark are parts of a tree, but the poem does not name them.
Option 4: “Flower of the flower,” “leaf of the leaf,” “sky of the sky” — Incorrect. Only partly true: “Sky of the sky” is in the poem. The flower and the leaf are not.