Question

Explain: ""soothe them out of them wits"" with reference to the poem the roadside stand

Answer 1

When describing the owner of the Roadside Stand, Frost used the word "pathetic." The roadside stand is situated on the highway where hurried automobiles hurry to natural picturesque splendours.

• They are described as being in a deplorable state because the community is underfunded and poorly run.
• The poet communicates his agony at the people who set up a roadside stall, expresses his powerlessness toward them, and pleads for assistance and relief for them.
• He has faith that someone will labour selflessly to restore them and not abuse them.
• The suffering of the rural poor, who are disregarded and neglected by the wealthy politicians, causes Robert Frost unimaginable sorrow.
• The rural folks running the roadside stall are less fortunate and neglected than city dwellers.
• So that they too can live happy and affluent lives, they need city funds.
• With the aid of this much-needed city money, they will be able to live the lives that the ruling party had promised them.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The above expression is not from the poem “An Elementary School Classroom” but from the poem “A Roadside Stand”.

Through the expression 'soothe them out of their wits’ the poet means to say that the so-called benefactors of the society take away from the underprivileged their voice to protest and allay them into a false sense of security by offering them free benefits like housing, food and other such basic necessities.