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5. ROADSIDE STAND, , Sree oet:-He was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco,, Tai He became a Farmer, Shoemaker, Factory hand and a, california., , reacher to ea his livelihood., , aboutthe poem:i ARoadside Stand: thepoet saysiin the very first line of the poem that a roadside stands [eae, onthe periphery of the road but no one wants to buy anything from | Robert Frost, there. The stand is established in the hope of earning some money for, , theirdaily bread., , , , 1. Signs like 'N' and 'S':, The site has been spoilt by the awkward decorated buildings. The passers-by get, 157
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annoyed to find the route signs like 'N' and 'S' turned wrong when they turn, i y |, the roadside stand to buy something from them. Toy |, |, , 3. Things Kept for Sale:, It offers wild berries in wooden q, silver warts., , 4. _Needs for City Money:The men selling these things ask for some city money to feel in hand. The Pi, people want to live happy and peaceful life with the help of money earned by th, em,, , 5. Exploitation of the Poor People:, The news of their settlement into a new place is actually an exploitation g, people. They are just like wild flesh eating animals. They want to make them fo, , uarts or units and crook-necked golden auarg, 85, th, , f Breedy, lto eam, , money., , 6. Childish Longing and Plight of the Rural:, The poor people want to hear the noise of brakes so that they could sel) then, something but the selfish city drivers stop just to ask the right direction of their Way,, Other for a gallon of gas. The poor people are depressed with their fate. To them Death, is far better than suffering from the deteriorating condition of life., , Read the lines carefully and answer the questions:The little old house was out with alittle new shed, Infrontat the edge of the road where the traffic sped,, Aroadside stand thattoo pathetically pled, ;, , It would not be fair to say fora dole of bread,, But for some of the money, the case, whose flow supports, , The flower of cities from sinking and withering faint., 1. Namethepoemandthe poet., Ans- The name of the Poem is “A Roadside Stand.”, The name of the Poetis “Robert Frost”., 2. The poet was talking about a stand. Where was it situated?, Ans- It was situated in the front at the edge of the road where the traffic moved fast., 3. Whywouldit not be fair to say that it was built for a dole of bread?, , Ans- Itwas built to earn some money not for begging bread. So it would not be fair to sa, it was built fora dole of bread., , , , , , he city folk who drove through the countryside hardl
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to the people who ran it. If at all they dig, 1,, , it wi, out? What was their complaint about? 48 to complain. Which lines, s, , folk complaints that the road signs were bod}, , he oY tofind the route signs like ‘N’ ands’ turned wro, , he Cl Y painted. The Passer-by pot, ans i noyed, , ng., heir annoying attitude:, prove t, qheline, , raside a moment, then out of sorts., ve, , or-ife, arenavinethe, nsthat with Nturned wrond ands Turned wrong, ‘, , landscape marred with the artless paint,, of-si, Whatwasthe plea of the folk who had set up the roadside stand?, , Be OY folk who had set up the roadside stand pleaded too Pathetically for some, Anse tomers They wished to sale the items kept for sale, They desired t. earn some city, , money: |, 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, usesto show their double standards., , ans- White greedy good-doers beneficent - beasts of prey., ns, Theare calculated to soothe them out of their wits., 4, Whatisthe ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why isit ‘in vain'?, , Ans- The rural people always keep their windows open to attract the attenuation of the city, people. their wrild berries and golden guards could not attract the city people. They are, still awaiting for customers to earn city money but all invaim as_no one cares for the, items. Selling the cheap items and earing money is the chiding longing., , 5, Whichlines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the, plight of the rural poor?, , And- The following lines tell us the unsufferable pain of the poet : “Jcan’ help awing the great relief it would be”, ‘to put these people at one stroke out of their pain”, th, Additional Questions:Answer the following questions in about 35-40 words:Where and why was the roadside stand set-up?, , Ans, "S-In the front, at one side of the road, a roadside stand was set up. The rural people who, Set up the roadside stand wished to attract the city folk as customers. They expected, , Some city money in their hands., , 1, , What asthe children longing of the rural people?, , : 159, a
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eople is that they keep the windows ofthei,, , iIdish longing of the poor p, chi nthe hope of customers. They always wait to hear the road,, ing car. But whenno one turns up, everything goes we :, , ain,, , hetically? Did it get it?, , Ans- The, stand always open i, breaks, the sound of stopp, , What did the roadside stand plead too pat, adside stand pleaded earnestly and Patheticay}, y could earn some money from them. They q, , 3., Ans- The folk who had set up the ro, customers to come so that the, the city people passing throug, from them. But they are unable to attr, , Y for Som,, , Ie, , esi, h the countryside would stop there to buy coment, et ing, , ‘act them., , 4. Whatkind ofnewsis referred to by the poet?, , Ans- The poet refers to the news that the poor, pitiable citizens will be settled down invill, Vang 9, Greedy people pretending to be 'good-doers' will take care of them so that they nee, not think of themselves any more. Actually, they will fully exploit them. They will take, , them work while they sleep and enjoy., 5. What was on sale on the roadside stand? (Arts/Sci./Com.-2014), Ans- The villagers were offering small items for sofe like wild berries in wooden quartotat, the roadside to earn their daily bread., IV. Class Activity for Students:, Read the stanza carefully and answer the questions :, No, in country money, the country scale of gain,, , The requisite lift of spirit has never been found,, , Or so the voice of the country seems to complain,, , I can't help owning the great relief it would be, , To put these people at one stroke out of their pain., , And then next day as I come back into the sane,, , | wonder how i should like you to come to me, , And offer to put me gently out of my pain., , Questions :, a) Name the poem and the poet., , b) What does the poet complain against the city?, , c) What solution does the poet suggest to put the poor out of pain?, sittin aiipewndie neces ee, 1. Where was the roadside ao ee, , set up?
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Whey was it called the ‘Childish longing’? what did it refer to ?, What is the request of the poet? What would give great Relief ?, , , Explain : - “While greedy good doers, beneficient beasts of prey”., , What message the poem conveys?, 6. AUNT JENNIFER'S TIGER
