Excerpt from $$Our Casuarina$1$ Tree$$

by Toru Dutt "Like a huge python, winding round and round

The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars" How does the use of python in the first stanza affect the meaning of the poem?

A$.$

It symbolizes the speaker$$s fear of snakes.

B$.$

It describes the Casuarina tree$$s snake$-$like branches.

C$.$

It emphasizes the speaker$$s awe of the tree$$s predator$-$like strength.

D$.$

It demonstrates the Casuarina tree$$s endurance under the threat of attackers.