The poem discusses how pollution has killed various parts of the natural world. In each stanza, a different entity claims responsibility for a death - the worm poisoned the soil that killed cock robin, polluted fish killed birds by spreading toxins up the food chain, industry poisoned an entire lake, acid rain blown by the wind killed flowers, and sulfur dioxide killed a forest and all life within it, from earthworms to linnets. The poem portrays how pervasive pollution has become and the toll it has taken on the environment.
The poem discusses how pollution has killed various parts of the natural world. In each stanza, a different entity claims responsibility for a death - the worm poisoned the soil that killed cock robin, polluted fish killed birds by spreading toxins up the food chain, industry poisoned an entire lake, acid rain blown by the wind killed flowers, and sulfur dioxide killed a forest and all life within it, from earthworms to linnets. The poem portrays how pervasive pollution has become and the toll it has taken on the environment.
The poem discusses how pollution has killed various parts of the natural world. In each stanza, a different entity claims responsibility for a death - the worm poisoned the soil that killed cock robin, polluted fish killed birds by spreading toxins up the food chain, industry poisoned an entire lake, acid rain blown by the wind killed flowers, and sulfur dioxide killed a forest and all life within it, from earthworms to linnets. The poem portrays how pervasive pollution has become and the toll it has taken on the environment.
The poem discusses how pollution has killed various parts of the natural world. In each stanza, a different entity claims responsibility for a death - the worm poisoned the soil that killed cock robin, polluted fish killed birds by spreading toxins up the food chain, industry poisoned an entire lake, acid rain blown by the wind killed flowers, and sulfur dioxide killed a forest and all life within it, from earthworms to linnets. The poem portrays how pervasive pollution has become and the toll it has taken on the environment.