2.1 Song of the open road – Activity 2

2.1 Song of the open road – Activity 2

Read the following extract & complete the activities given below.  [10]

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] Global Understanding [2]

Complete the sentences based on the extract-

1. As the poet travels the open road , he is _______________.

2. ‘Constellations’ in the extract means ________________.

3. It is impossible for the poet to _________________ .

4. The world before the poet is ___________________.

A2] Inference/Interpretation [2]

Explain the meaning of the following lines-

‘Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,’

A3] Personal Response [2]

‘The sweetest songs are those that have saddest thoughts’

– Do you agree with this statement? Explain

A4] Poetic Devices  [2]

Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line & find & write one more example of the same –

‘I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go’

A5] Poetic Creativity [2]

Rewrite the following lines to get at least one rhyming pair –

‘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.’

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