question_answer 2)

(i) "Trees are to make no shade in winter". What does this mean? (contrast this line with the line immediately before it). (ii) "Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears". Do you agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it? Or do you think this line is humorous?  

Answer:

(i)In summer we enjoy the cool shade that trees provide us. But in winter we don't need that shade because we like to enjoy the warmth of the sun standing away from the trees or their shade. (ii) Yes, I do agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it. I don't think this line of the poem is humorous.