“And out of its leprous hide/ Sprouting leaves.”—What does the expression ‘leprous hide refer to? What does ‘its leprous hide’ bear? Bring out the irony suggested here.

Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -“And out of its leprous hide/ Sprouting leaves.”—What does the expression ‘leprous hide refer to? What does ‘its leprous hide’ bear? Bring out the irony suggested here.

Here ‘leprous hide’ refers to the rough bark of a tree, having marks. The ‘leprous hide’ of a tree bears the ‘sprouting leaves’. A leper’s skin is patchy and contains various shades of colour. The bark of a tree is also patchy and has different shades of brown and green. Therefore, the bark of a tree is compared to that of a leper’s skin. In the line mentioned above, the poet ironically suggests that a huge and destructive creature like a tree deserves to be killed brutally.

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