English A1 HL - Detailed Plan & Commentary on Planting a Sequoia
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Have a little read: ... First Impression: * The first impression of the poem which I gathered from the title made me think that the poem was about appreciating nature however this was significantly different from the actual theme of the poem. * Upsetting, yet towards the end the tree is a symbol of hope and how 'good things' can still happen after 'bad things'. * One of the most noticeable things is the personification of the tree. [poem is directed to the tree; it's referred to as "you".] * Speaker is a Father talking about planting a tree to represent the death of his first born infant. [refers to Sicilian tradition of planting an olive or a fig tree at the birth of the first born son]. Olive and fig trees are "a sign that the earth has one more life to bear" and they bear fruit which symbolizes how the sons will have more children whereas
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