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प्रश्न
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
| Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more. postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road. The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them. (Still here I carry my old delicious burdens, I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go, I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them, I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return.) |
A1. Complete the web diagram about 'a man satisfied with his life': (2)
A2. Analyse the line - I do not want the constellations any nearer. (2)
A3. Personal response: (2)
The poet is a person who is free from all inhibitions. Elaborate the concept of freedom expressed in the extract.
A4. Poetic Device: (2)
Explain the metaphorical concept of 'road' used in the extract.
A5. Poetic creativity: (2)
Compose two to four lines on 'The Road that leads to my college'.
उत्तर
A1.
A2. The poet is attempting to convey that he neither wants his life to be defined by the ambiguity of fate or destiny, nor does he believe in fate or the assistance of significant others in his life.
A3. The poet has written the poem intending to stir the idea of freedom in the reader’s mind. The spirit of freedom is expressed in the poem through the symbolic reference to the open road, where men come together irrespective of their social status. Although, our life is not free from obligations and troubles, the concept of freedom encourages everyone to live their dream.
A4. The poet compares the road of life to a sweet song so it becomes a metaphor. Everyone should enjoy life freely and happily. The metaphor suggests singing the song of life beautifully. It also indicates the path people must take to live a fruitful life.
A5.
Every day I tread with the bag of books,
Thereby I plod the long scalding path,
To be taught by someone, and to be that someone someday.
Not easy are my steps, mired as they are in toil,
But undaunted I go, for fruits of labour aren’t easy to come by.
