Question

B. APPRECIATION
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Read the extract and write as per the instruction given below.
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, libranes, 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.)
With the help of the following points, write a poetic appreciation of the above poem.
1) About the poem
2) The theme
3) Poetic style
4) Your opinion about the poem
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Answer 1

Answer:

it's my choice

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The given extract is a stanza from Walt Whitman's poem: Song of the Open Road.

• The poem teaches us how to walk on the road of life. The poet walks with a light heart and on an open road. He suggests others to do so.
• The poet also teaches us a lesson of self-satisfaction. He discards stars and constellations and is happy with whatever the Earth has to offer.
• He advises the readers to be free of any kind of feelings that can overburden them. Though the poet also expresses that he himself is guilty of carrying such a burden.
• The poem is free verse. There is no rhyme scheme in the poem.