Class XI English Hornbill - Poem: The Laburnum Top (Theme and Synopsis)
Q: Who is the poet of the poem 'The Laburnum Top'? What does poet want to covey through his/her poem?
Answer: The poem ‘The Laburnum Top’ is written by Ted Hughes. The poem revolves around the laburnum tree and the goldfinch bird. It presents the sweet and repaying relationship between the tree and the bird. The leaves on the laburnum tree top have started turning yellow and the tree stands quiet and still in the afternoon of September during the autumn season. However, it comes to life as soon as the goldfinch arrives and perches on it to feed her young ones. As soon as she leaves, the tree becomes elusively silent again.