Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Discuss the ways in which you would overcome the problems/ hindrances/ difficulties you face during your journey.
Solution
- To spare myself the boredom of long journey, I would keep some reading material handy, such as a novel or a magazine.
- I would have to keep my luggage fastened with chains to prevent its theft.
- I would need to keep my tickets safe till the completion of journey to avoid getting fined by the ticket-checker.
- I would be alert and observant of my surroundings at all times.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Discuss with your partner, the preparations you would like to make for the journey chosen.
During every journey we have to observe certain rules. Discuss your ideas of the journey without any restrictions. You can begin like this
- I would go alone / with selected friends/ _______
- _______
- _______
- _______
Pick out the lines showing that the poet is prepared to enjoy every moment of his journey.
By ‘old delicious burdens’ the poet means-
The poet is a person who is free from all inhibitions. Discuss how the concept of ‘freedom’ is expressed in the poem.
Choose the mode of travel that you would like the most for a journey.
- Airways
- Waterways
- Railways
- Roadways
Give reasons for your preference.
- __________________
- __________________
- __________________
Following are the activities of the poet related to his journey on the road. Divide them into two parts as ‘activities the poet will practice’ and ‘activities he will not practice’.
- Walking along the road though he does not know where it reaches
- Complaining about the discomforts during the journey
- Postponing the journey
- Praying for good fortune
- Carrying the fond memories of the good people
- Creating contacts with famous and influential people
- Striving to achieve high and bright success.
- Reflecting and developing his own ‘self’
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through the given line.
Henceforth, I ask for no good fortune-I myself am good fortune
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through the given line.
Henceforth, I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing.
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through the given line.
I do not want the constellations any nearer.
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through the given line.
I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through the given line.
I am filled with them – I will fill them in return.
‘Healthy, free, the world before me’. Express your views regarding the above line.
With the help of the following points, write a poetic appreciation of the poem ‘Song of the Open Road.
- About the poem/poet and the title
- The theme
- Poetic style
- The language/poetic devices used in the poem
- Special features
- Message, values, morals in the poem
- Your opinion about the poem
Read the expression ‘old delicious burdens.’ A burden cannot be delicious. The poet has used this combination of words to express that he has many sweet memories of the people and places which he would like to remember forever. The poet has used seemingly contradictory expressions to convey the meaning that his heart is full of sweet memories of good and kind people. Though he wants to be free from any type of attachment, he wants to cherish these sweet memories in his heart forever.
The expression contains opposite ideas that make it seem absurd or unlikely, although it may be true. This is called ‘Paradox.
Read the given 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. Pick out the two lines which describe the phrase ‘good fortune’. (2)
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
A2. ‘Still here I carry my old delicious burdens’ Give reasons for this statement. (2)
A3. Name and explain figure of speech used in the following line. (2)
‘The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose’
A4. Express your own views regarding the following line. (2)
‘Song of the open road’
A5. Compose four lines on ‘Journey of life’. by using rhyming word. (2)
Appreciation:
|
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, The earth, that is sufficient, |
Read the given extract and write the appreciation of the given poem based on the following aspects.
- About the poem, significance of the title.
- Form of the poem, theme and its significance.
- Poetic style, language features, poetic devices.
- Inspirational message, values, morals reflected.
- Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
|
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, |
A1. Complete the web diagram about the qualities needed on the journey of life: (2)
A2. Analyse the line-I asked not good fortune, I myself am good fortune. (2)
A3. Personal response: (2)
Explain the importance of long path/road in man's life.
A4. Poetic Device: (2)
Identify and explain the figure of speech in the following line.
"Still here I carry old delicious burdens."
A5. Poetic creativity: (2)
Complete the given lines using your imagination.
There is no way leading back.
I moved forward.........
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'.
