FIGURES OF SPEECH:

▪ 1) The long brown path before me leading wherever I

choose....... Alliteration - Sound of letter ‘l’ is repeated.

▪ 2) Henceforth I as not good- fortune, I myself am good-

fortune...... Repetition - Word ‘good –fortune’ is
repeated.
▪ 3) I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me
wherever I go..... Repetition - Words 'Carry them’ are
repeated.
 FIGURES OF SPEECH:
▪ 4) Still here I carry my old delicious burdens.....
▪ Paradox- Delicious and burden express opposite meaning.
5) Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism.....
Tautology- ‘Complaint and Querulous’ expresses same meanings.
6) Still here........burdens
▪ Metaphor - Old sweet memories are indirectly compared to
something delicious.
▪ 7) Henceforth I....need no more –
▪ Climax....Words are arranged in their ascending order of
importance
 FIGURES OF SPEECH:
▪ 8) Querulous Criticism
▪ Alliteration- Sound ‘k’ is repeated.

▪ 9) Strong and content I travel the open road.

▪ Inversion- The words are not in a correct prose order. The correct
prose order is – I travel the open road strong and content.

▪ 10)I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return

▪ Repetition- The word ‘fill’ is repeated.
▪
▪ Free Verse is a poetry that does not rhyme or have a
regular rhythm. The features of Free Verse are-
▪ -Free verse poem have no regular metre of rhythm.
▪ -It doesn’t rhyme with fixed forms.
▪ - No regular rhyme schemes.
▪ -According to his/her desire the poet gives shape to a
poem.
▪ - The poet gets freedom to express his ideas, emotions
freely.
▪ (A1)
(i) Pick out the lines showing that the poet is prepared to enjoy
every moment of his journey.
(ii) By ‘old delicious burdens’ the poet means-
1. the luggagel
2. the food he carries
3. the stress he bears during the travel
4. sweet memories of the past
(iii) The poet is a person who is free from all inhibition. Discuss
how the concept of ‘freedom’ is expressed in the poem.
▪ (i) Pick out the lines showing that the poet is prepared to enjoy
every moment of his journey.
1. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
2. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose
3. Srong and content I travel the open road.
(ii) By ‘old delicious burdens’ the poet means-
1. the luggage
2. the food he carries
3. the stress he bears during the travels
4. sweet memories of the past

Ans:
(d) sweet memories of the past
Following are the activities of the poet related to his journey on the
road.
Divide them into two parts as ‘activities the poet will practise’ and
‘activities he will not practise’.
(a) Walking along the road though he does not know where it reaches
(b) Complaining about the discomforts during the journey
(c) Postponing the journey
(d) Praying for good fortune
(e) Carrying the fond memories of the good people
(f) Creating contacts with famous and influential people
(g) Striving to achieve high and bright success
(h) Reflecting and developing his own ‘self’
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through following lines.
One is done for you.
(a) Henceforth, I ask for no good fortune-I myself am good fortune
:
Self-confidence
(b) Henceforth, I whimper no more, postpone no more, need
nothing-
(c) I do not want the constellations any nearer-
(d) I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them-
(e) I am filled with them – I will fill them in return
Write down the traits the poet exhibit through following lines. One
is done for you.
(a) Henceforth, I ask for no good fortune- I myself am good fortune:
- Self-confident
(b) Henceforth, I whimper no more, postpone no more, need
nothing-
- Confidence /encouragement
(c) I do not want the constellations any nearer-
- Fearlessness/self-trust/satisfaction/self-respect
(d) I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them-
- Optimistic/acceptance
(e) I am filled with them- I will fill them in return-
- Will power/optimism
▪ The poet has used many describing words such as
'healthy' in this poem.
▪ Make a list and classify them as -
▪ (a) For the world______________
▪ (b) For himself_____________
▪ (c) For the road____________&
▪The poet has used many describing words
such as ‘healthy’ in this poem.
▪ Make a list and classify them as-
▪(a) For the world -
free, healthy, sufficient,
▪(b) For himself - light-hearted, good-
fortune, whimper, strong, content
▪(c) For the road - free, long brown
path
▪
▪ Walt Whitman is an ---------- poet.
▪ 1 point
▪ Indian
▪ English
▪ American
▪ French
▪ The Poem "Song Of the Open Road" is taken from Whitman`s great work--------
▪ 1 point
▪ A Mocking Bird
▪ O Captain! My Captain !!
▪ Statue Of Liberty
▪ Leaves of Grass
▪ In the poem"Song Of The Open Road" a Word `Road`signifies--------
▪ 1 point
▪ Road of Life
▪ Airways
▪ brown road
▪ concrete road
▪ By "Old Delicious Burdens" means --------.
▪ 1 point
▪ the luggage
▪ the food he carries
▪ the stress he bears
▪ sweet memories of the past
▪ The literary device used in the poem ---------.
▪ 1 point
▪ blank verse
▪ free verse
▪ open verse
▪ verse
▪ 6) The road is described as -----------.
▪ 1 point
▪ open
▪ light-hearted
▪ healthy
▪ good
▪ Hence forth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing " these lines focus the poet`s following trait:
▪ 1 point
▪ self confidence
▪ dependent
▪ responsible
▪ self sustainable
▪ 8) "Song Of The Open Road " Identify the figure of speech
▪ 1 point
▪ Metaphor
▪ Alliteration
▪ Climax
▪ Inversion
▪ A word "constellations" stands for ------.
▪ 1 point
▪ Group of people who gossip
▪ Group of over confident persons
▪ Influential group of people
▪ Persons who want followers
▪ 10) Choose the correct alternatives as the massage of poem (any two)
▪ 1 point
▪ The poet is optimistic and he likes to fill the life of people with joy and hope.
▪ The poet wants to travel throughout the world.
▪ We should choose the road of life filled with love, fraternity and equality.
▪ We should choose the road of life filled with cities, men and women.
1. American
2. Leaves of Grass
3. Road of Life
4. sweet memories of the past
5. Free verse
6. Open
7. self sustainable
8. Metaphor
9. Influential group of people
▪
The poet is optimistic and he likes to fill the life of people with joy and hope.
▪ We should choose the road of life filled with love, fraternity and equality.
▪ Pick out the lines showing that the poet is prepared to enjoy every moment
▪ of his journey
▪ 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