Page 1 : Exercises, 1 From which anthology is the poem A Roadside Stand taken?, A: A Further Range(1936), 2 The woods are lovely dark and deep is from the poem, A: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, 3 Euthanasia is a term which means-------AMercy killing, 4" The sadness that lurks near the open window"-what is the figure of speech employed here?, A: Personification, II Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each:, 1. What are the reasons for which a car may stop in front of the roadside stand, according to, , the farmer?, 2. According to the farmer a car may stop in front of the roadside stand to enquire the price, , of the produce, to demand a gallon of petrol to ask the rout¢ or to merely reverse the caf. Buf, f nfortunately no one would purchase the farm. produce., , 2. What is the promise offered by the motion pictures?, , , , , , The promise of motion pictures is the prosperity and glamour portrayed by Hollywood films, 3. What is the attitude of the city dwellers towards the roadside stand?, , , , Having failed to see the wretchedness of the poor, the city dwellers complain that thf, foadside stand, with its artless paint, ruined the beauty of the nature. Another complaint is that tht, letters are wrongly written., , , , , , , , , , , , 4. Explain the figure of speech in ‘selfish cars' and’ polished traffic’., , The figure of speech is transferred epithet] Polished traffic portrays the insensitive attitud, fand gentlemanly appearances of the city-men. They appear to be ‘polished’ outside but their mind}, [fo not understand the sufferings of the poor people. The cars are selfish because the people wh, them are self centered |, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ravel, , How is the country’s sale of gain contrasted with that of the city?, , , , , , , , , , , , Ways with Words, , eee, Money is the measuring rod of growth for the village people. They estimate thei, fconomic growth by means of the small amount of money at hand. He feels a ‘lift of spirit’ witl, oney in his reach. The city dwellers are hurrying to make money while the village people are no, , fable to acquire money to taste the luxuries of city life, 6.Who are the’ beneficent beasts of prey’ and the ‘greedy good doers’?, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The business class and the political parties and leaders are the greedy good-doers, mentioned here. These good doers intend to make money out of the poor people by appearing, beneficent to them. Similar to ‘greedy good-doers,’ ‘the beneficent beasts of prey’ is also an, indication to the greedy people who make money in the name of social and political and charitable, works. Both the expressions are oxymoronic and alliterative.