The+Mistake


 * The Mistake:**

Come this way through the wooden gate into our garden. Confront the green tree which once had no identity. Pluck a leaf. Close your eyes. Smell its acrid odour. Does it suggest an Oriental dispensary?

One day (after thirteen years) a tree-expert told us its name: 'Evodia danieli, without doubt. From Korea. Odd to find it thriving here in Wales.' We thanked him. Now we had something to boast about.

When visitors came we offered them a leaf proudly. 'Breathe this in, 'we'd urge. It's rare as Welsh gold.' Our olfactory gift, our pagan benediction. 'From Korea,' we' swank. 'It'll charm away your cold.'

Who, in all of Great Britain, possessed such treasure? But then came the summer of the drought. Tired of lies the parched tree suddenly asserted itself, sprouted ordinary walnuts, shamelessly free of disguise.


 * 1. Description/What happens:**

The Author is describing a strange tree, which is in his back garden. It is described as being ‘rare’ as ‘Welsh gold’. It is described of having healing powers, as it’ll ‘charm away your cold’. It is a treasure. Drought comes - lack of water. The tree is no longer special and 'ordinary walnuts' are sprouted from the tree, and it is 'shamelessly free of disguise.' However, the tree is 'Tired of lies', which shows that it has an enough of the fake fame it has been receiving by man.


 * 2. Theme/s:**

Nature, Life


 * 3. Language/Effect on reader:**

' Confront the green tree' - personifying the tree, bring it to life. ' Evodia danieli' - giving the tree's name, which is from Korea. ' It's rare as Welsh gold' - this is comparing the tree with 'Welsh gold', which emphasises how 'Holy' the tree is. ' It'll charm away your cold.' - shows it has healing powers, medicine (powerful). ' Who, in all of Great Britain, possessed such treasure?' - this shows the rarity of this tree. ' Tired of lies' - the tree is 'Tired' of the fake fame it has been getting from humankind. ' Shamelessly free of disguise' - The tree is no longer special.


 * 4. Imagery - Similies/Metaphors/Personification:**

' Its rare as Welsh gold' - simile - Saying the tree is 'rare as Welsh gold'. ' Confront the green tree' - personification - In a way saying meet it, bringing it to life.


 * 5. Sound - Rythm:**

**6. Structure (Form):** 4 Stanzas
 * No rythm or rhyme. **
 * 7. Tone (Narrator):**

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By yasir shah