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(1 mark questions) From the chapter "A Roadside Stand" :-
What does the term "Polished Traffic" mean??
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand? (for 2 marks)
The little old house was out with a little new shedIn front at the edge of the road where the traffic sped,A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,But for some of the money, the cash, whose flow supportsThe flower of cities from sinking and withering faint.(i) Where was the new shed put up? What was its purpose?(ii) Why does the poet use the word ‘pathetic’?(iii) Who are referred to as 'the flower of cities'?
what is the childish longing poet refers to? why is it vain?
M doubtful b/w two whether the longing is to remove poverty at a stroke or longing of the farmer for customers...!!! plzzz someone help.
summary of the poem a roadside stand?
what is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
The sadness that luks near the open window there,
That waits all day in almost open prayer
For the squeal of brakes , the sound of a stopping car,
of all the thousand selfish cars that pass,
just one to inquire a farmer's prices are.
1) which open window is referred to ? why does sadness lurk here ?
Why do the words, '(This Crossly)', appear twice in the poem, in two different stanzas. What do they emphasis on?
plz tell me the summary of a roadside stand?
Discuss in small groups.
The economic well-being of a country depends on a balanced development of the villages and the cities.
Notice the rhyme scheme. Is it consistent or is there an occasional variance? Does it indicate thought predominating over sound pattern?
What does the last line mean?Does the poet wants to end the misery of vendors by killing them? because being dead is better than suffering.What do you think expert?
"and then next day as i come back into the sane"
what is the meaning of 'sane' here?
The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about?
Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?
The government and other social service agencies appear to help the poor rural people, but actually do them no good. Pick out the words and phrases that the poet uses to show their double standards.
why is the word 'pathetic' used for the roadside stand ?
What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why is it ‘vain’?
you are akash/neelam ,cultural secretary of D.A.V school , assam .last month you organised a historical tour to jaipur in rajasthan . on your return ,you wrote a repote for your school magazine describing the place visited , experienced gained , difficulty faced etc . write a report in 100-125 words
Notice the stanza divisions. Do you find a shift to a new idea in successive stanza?
pls any 1 explain roadside stand pls....
what is the menage of the lesson?
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Have you ever stopped at a roadside stand? What have you observed there?
"sleeping at night the ancient wayy". what does thus signify?
You could stop at a dhaba or a roadside eatery on the outskirts of your town or city to see
1. how many travelers stop there to eat?
2. how many travelers stop for other reasons?
3. how the shopkeepers are treated?
4. the kind of business the shopkeepers do.
5. the kind of life they lead.
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(1 mark questions) From the chapter "A Roadside Stand" :-
What does the term "Polished Traffic" mean??
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand? (for 2 marks)
The little old house was out with a little new shed
In front at the edge of the road where the traffic sped,
A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,
It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of the money, the cash, whose flow supports
The flower of cities from sinking and withering faint.
(i) Where was the new shed put up? What was its purpose?
(ii) Why does the poet use the word ‘pathetic’?
(iii) Who are referred to as 'the flower of cities'?
what is the childish longing poet refers to? why is it vain?
M doubtful b/w two whether the longing is to remove poverty at a stroke or longing of the farmer for customers...!!! plzzz someone help.
summary of the poem a roadside stand?
what is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
The sadness that luks near the open window there,
That waits all day in almost open prayer
For the squeal of brakes , the sound of a stopping car,
of all the thousand selfish cars that pass,
just one to inquire a farmer's prices are.
1) which open window is referred to ? why does sadness lurk here ?
'and give us the life of the moving-pictures' promise'
Why do the words, '(This Crossly)', appear twice in the poem, in two different stanzas. What do they emphasis on?
plz tell me the summary of a roadside stand?
Discuss in small groups.
The economic well-being of a country depends on a balanced development of the villages and the cities.
Notice the rhyme scheme. Is it consistent or is there an occasional variance? Does it indicate thought predominating over sound pattern?
What does the last line mean?Does the poet wants to end the misery of vendors by killing them? because being dead is better than suffering.What do you think expert?
"and then next day as i come back into the sane"
what is the meaning of 'sane' here?
The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about?
Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?
The government and other social service agencies appear to help the poor rural people, but actually do them no good. Pick out the words and phrases that the poet uses to show their double standards.
why is the word 'pathetic' used for the roadside stand ?
What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why is it ‘vain’?
you are akash/neelam ,cultural secretary of D.A.V school , assam .last month you organised a historical tour to jaipur in rajasthan . on your return ,you wrote a repote for your school magazine describing the place visited , experienced gained , difficulty faced etc . write a report in 100-125 words
the given analogy.
selfish cars : ?............. :: ?................ : metaphor
a) personification; polished traffic
b) transferred epithet; trusting sorrow
c) metaphor; pitiful kin
d) oxymoron; greedy good-doers
Notice the stanza divisions. Do you find a shift to a new idea in successive stanza?
pls any 1 explain roadside stand pls....
what is the menage of the lesson?
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Have you ever stopped at a roadside stand? What have you observed there?
"sleeping at night the ancient wayy". what does thus signify?
You could stop at a dhaba or a roadside eatery on the outskirts of your town or city to see
1. how many travelers stop there to eat?
2. how many travelers stop for other reasons?
3. how the shopkeepers are treated?
4. the kind of business the shopkeepers do.
5. the kind of life they lead.
"it would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
but for some of the money,the cash,whose flow supports
the flower of cities from sinking anf withering faint."
The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about?
why is the word 'pathetic' used for the roadside stand ?
Can you tell what does the poet trying to convey???
What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why is it ‘vain’?
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Discuss in small groups.
The economic well-being of a country depends on a balanced development of the villages and the cities.