Question

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Explain the given lines in your own words:
"She stood at the crossing, and waited long
Alone, uncared for, and the throng
of human beings who passed her by
Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eye."
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Answer 1

Answer:

The old woman waited for long to cross the road because she was too old and helpless to cross the road by herself. Besides, the people that passed by were mostly unfeeling and uncaring.

The poet is exposing the cold-hardheartedness of human beings. It was a shame for humanity that everyone was too busy to help an old woman. The woman deserved pity by all means but people’s insensitivity made her to wait on that roadside.