Que. 4 A Read The Following Lines and Complete the Activities given bellow it.

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.

  Expected Answer:- 

A1.➡️ Identify the lines from the extract that indicate the speaker's 'independence' and 'self-reliance':

Independnce 

1. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,

2. Strong and content I travel the open road.

Self Reliance 

1. Henceforth I ask not good fortune, I myself am good-fortune,"

2. "Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,"

A2.➡️ The speaker in Song of the Open Road does not want ‘constellations’ near him because they stand for fixed destiny and limits. He wants to be free and make his own choices instead of following a set path. He believes in living his life independently, without being controlled by fate or outside forces.

A3.➡️  Liberty is essential for a meaningful life. Without freedom, a person is merely existing, not truly living. Just as a soul gives purpose to the body, freedom gives purpose to life. Without it, creativity, growth, and happiness are stifled, leaving a person in a state of mere survival rather than fulfillment.

A4. ➡️ There is Repetition in the above line as the words 'no more' repeated for emphasising.

A5. ➡️ Freedom is the wind so wild and free,

A path unchained, my destiny,

No walls can bind, no chains can stay,

I walk the road, my own bright way.

Que.4 B Poetic Appreciation.

Read the following lines and write an Appreciation of it.

Is anybody happier because you passed his way? 

Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?

This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through.

Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?

Did you give a cheerful greeting to the friend who came along?

Or a churlish sort of "Howdy" and then vanish in the throng? 

Were you selfish pure and simple as you rushed along the way,

Or is someone mighty grateful for a deed you did today?

Can you say tonight, in parting with the days that's slipping fast,

That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said:

Does a man whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead?

Expected Answer:- 

The poem, 'Have You Earned Your Tomorrow' Is the inspirational poem of the well-known British American poet Edger Guest. The poet used to write in very simple language optimistically that's why he is known as a Peoples' Poet. A similar simplicity and optimism can be seen in the present poem. The poem is in a question form, the poet has been asking the questions readers. It is quatrains as it has four lines stanza structure. The poem has four stanzas of four lines each with a regular rhyme scheme. The first line rhymes with the second and the third line with the fourth. Hence the rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb, ccaa, ddee. The speciality of the poem is that it has eleven questions in the poem, hence the prominent figure of speech in the poem is Interrogation. There is one more noticeable figure of speech in the poem which is Alliteration.
The main theme of the poem is an inspiration. It's an inspirational poem that enables the readers to do the self Introspection and helps us with self-improvement. The poet is asking the readers that have they secured their future by helping others or doing their duties for others. The poet said that today's good deeds will be the treasure of tomorrow. It also focuses on the karma philosophy that earns your tomorrow by doing good to others today. The questions in the poem are telling us to do good to others or to make someone's day. 

The moral of the poem is that "As you sow so shall you reap" whatever you have done today same thing you are going to get back. For expecting a good future from the future we should be good, and do good to get good returns. I like this poem very much as it helps us with self-improvement.






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