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4. What is the childish longing that the poet refers to? Why is it 'Vain? 5. Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?​

Answer 1

What is the childish longing that the poet refers to? Why is it 'Vain? 5. Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?

Answer 2

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4.The poet refers to the farmers' longing for customers at their roadside stall as “childish longing”. This is because no one stopped and even if they did, it was for asking direction or to buy gas. Hence, this child-like wait is 'vain'.5.The poet prays and pleads the cause of these people. No amount of material gains of the country can uplift the people till these masses live a sub-normal existence.

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