The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about?
The poet, Robert Frost, through his poem ‘A Roadside Stand’ has presented a universal countryside picture. The city folk drive fast through the countryside in their cars. They show their indifference towards the rural folk. If at all they did, it was only to complain. The following lines will bring this out -(i) ‘Then out of sorts’.
At having the landscape marred with the artless paint.
(ii) ‘Of signs that with N turned wrong and S turned wrong.’
They complain the artless paint has spoiled the complete landscape. On seeing N and S turned wrong, they feel irritation.
What is the childish longing that the poet refers to? Why is it vain?
Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?
What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Or
Why do the people who had put up the roadside stand want some city money to fell in hand?
The government and other social service agencies appear to help the poor rural people, but they actually do them no good. Pick out the words and phrases that the poet uses to show their double standards.
