Class 12th poetry lesson 5 A Roadside stand Central idea and questions answers

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Class 12th poetry lesson 5 A Roadside stand Central idea and questions answers:–

Explanations

1. Explain with reference to the context of the following stanzas:

(a) The little old............ and withering faint.

Reference to the Context: These lines have been taken from the poem A Roadside Stand written by Robert Frost. The given lines introduce the Roadside stands and their condition.

Explanation: There introduces the little house which is old having a little new shed (the roof) also set at the front opposite side at the edge of the road where the traffic, all vehicles pass spindingly. There, the roadside stand is settled to sell various fresh products but they were in very bad condition and pathetically, very sadfully pray, request that they do not demand only for a dole, a charity of bread and according to the poet, that approach would not be justified. They only expect for some of the money, the cash, whose circulation is found supportive in the growth. The cash avoids the downfall of the economy of the cities which (the economy) becomes gradually decreases in the absence of cash flow.

(b) The polished traffic............. and go along.

Reference to the Context: The given stanza has been taken from the poem A Roadside Stand composed by 'Robert Frost. This stanza tells about the passers go through from there and the offerings of the villagers

Explanation: Poet Robert Frost' feels very sad when he finds that there passes enough traffic, the so-called civilized gentry, from there but with an unnecessary pride, even ignoring those sellers and if sometimes give a look to them, then become furious and pointing out the mistakes, as those poor sellers had marked some symbols of N and S in their own ways, being unskilled, they had drawn those simply but those passers show anger and hatred towards them and those. Those sellers offer wild berries in wooden quarts (wooden square boxes) and they offer crook-necked golden squash with silver warts also. Even they present beauty of those beautiful landscapes (if someone stops there, can notice). The poet shows the anger, represents those villagers' anger that those travellers have money but show meanness. Travellers angrily advised to go along even they have the money.

(c) The hurt to the.............to be keeping from us.

Reference to the Context: These lines have been taken from the poem 'A Roadside Stand composed by Robert Frost'. These lines present the expectations of the villagers and the promises done with them.

Explanation: The poet is very serious and stable of his words and complaint. According to the poet, his complaint is not about the hurt, ignorance to the scenery. The pain comes from the trust breaking done by the officials and politicians and that sorrow is hidden, invisible and unexplained. They had made their roadside stands (shops) to facilate the travellers but expect only the circulation of money as those passers-by must stop there and buy their fresh products but mostly ignored. Seller's efforts are also progressive and they too want to expand their beings as they've been promised to give the life like moving-pictures, the cinema and the heros and such promises are made to them by the politicians who seemed to be in power. Actually those politicians had won the seat/ election by the votes of those villagers but later all the promises are found false.

(d) It is in the news............. the ancient way.

Reference to the Context: The above given stanza has been extracted from the poem, "A Roadside Stand' written by Robert Frost. This stanza tells about the promises made by the officials and politicians to the villagers and the reality of those fulfilment.

Explanation: The villagers had the news that those all miserable villagers (everybody related) will be given unexpected growth, they would be mercifully, very lovingly invited to live in the villages, modern facilities like theatre, store would be provided to them, they would be facilitated with modern amenities and then they won't have to think for themselves anymore, they would be free from all worries. On the other hand, actuality seems when those greedy good-doers, the pretenders who make those ordinary villagers their prey and become animals thinking only of their benefits capture their lives, destroy their lives, illegally siege their lands, console those sellers but actually make them fool and diminish their wits, intellectuals and start to misguide them, making and dependent and thus their ancient perfect routined labourious life of place and regularity

(e) The thought of so.........didn't it see?

Reference to the Context: These lines have been taken from the poem A Roadside Stand written by Robert Frost. The anger and pain of the poet for the condition of roadside stand sellers is shown in these lines

Explanation: The poet is extremely disappoint seeing the pitiable condition of the poor sellers He continuously thinks for the welfare of the sellers but sometimes he feels that his thought is childish to do something for them and results as vain so it is hard to continue it. In the disappointment, those poor sellers sit for whole day at the window and pray for some buyers but all in vain. They expect the breaking sound of the stopping vehicles but all those travellers seemed to be selfish out of those all thousands of vehicles. Sometimes, any vehicle stop there but to inquire only about the prices, or any other stop, but only to plow up the grass when they use that empty place for nurning back their vehicles. This all irritate them. Somebody stops to ask about the route and the destination and foolishly another asks about the availability of the fuel, even not using their common sense and ignore the offerings of the sellers.poet becomes angry and scolds them for that.

(f) No, in country money.............. out of my pain.

Reference to the Context: These lines are the extract of the poem A Roadside Stand composed by Robert Frost. These lines show the reality of those farmers and the imagination of the poet.

Explanation: The poet here calculates that in those villages, no growth as per the standard is found. They never achieve profits and benefits which are essentially required for the development And in the country's economic graph, the villagers remain at back. The voice of the country, the villagers complain continuously for the ignorance but nothing happens. The poet thinks the efforting his best, he cannot separate those misfortunate sellers, out of their pain. There is no way to strike them out at once. And this illusion of the poet breaks, when next day, he comes to his consciousness, comes to the reality and thinks that it is a wonder, a dream to make his imagination real. He thinks that everything should happen according to him. Nobody would come there to console him (the poet) and put him gently, safely, successfully (offer fulfilling his aim) out of his pain.

2. Give the Central Idea of the poem 'A Roadside Stand'.

Ans.

Central Idea

The Roadside Stand' is a poem by 'Robert Frost based on today's miserable condition of the poor villagers who do farming and sell their products sitting at the roadside. They make, small stalls, sit there for whole day and expect some buying by the passing travellers but most of them ignore them and do not stop. Wild berries and many other fresh things are sold but the city folk does not show any interest in those but make their fun and insult them. The poet is extremely disappointed and de- mands for their betterment but most of the bureaucrats and politicians do the false promise and those gentle poors for their own benefits and purposes. Hardly, any passer stop there but only to inquire about the way (route) or the fuel. The poet is sad and imagines to stop their pain in one strike but soon he returns to his mind and understands the reality that it is absolutely impossible. Even be can't get relief from his own pain.