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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

  1. Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?
  2. What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why is it ‘vain’?
  3. The government and other social service agencyies appear to help the poor rural people, but actually do them no good. Pick out the words and phrases that the poet uses to show their double standards.
  4. What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
  5. The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about?
  6. What image does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth?
  7. Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do they make a lasting impression on us?
  8. Why is ‘grandeur’ associated with the ‘mighty dead’?
  9. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
  10. What does the line, ‘Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to earth’ suggest to you?
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