The Mistake

Introduction 

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

Themes 

• Nature 
• Life 

Analyzing the text

 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 emphasizes 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.
 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.

Structure 

The structure of the poem is 4 stanzas, each containing 4 lines. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABCB