ncert lesson 10 English from a railway carriage
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Q.1: What do you know about Robert Louis Stevenson?
Ans: Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist. He was born in Edinburgh in 1850 and died in 1894. His famous novels are Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Dr. Jekyll and Mr, Hyde. Robert louis Stevenson loved children and understood them.
Q.2: What does the poet see from a railway carriage?
Ans: The poet sees a changing scene from the railway carnage. He sees a large number of things. They include: bridges, houses, ditches, meadows, horses, cattle, hills, plains,
painted stations, cart, a child, a tramp, mills and rivers, etc.
Q.3: What pleasure does the railway journey give to the poet?
Ans: The poet enjoys watching the natural scene from the railway carriage. His railway journey
becomes a source of great happiness for him. The railway journey gives him great
pleasure.
Q.4: Who is a tramp? What was the tram, doing when the railway carriage passed?
Ans: A tramp is a wandering person who goes from place to place on foot and does not do
regular work. The tramp was standing idly. He was gazing at the passing railway carriage.
Q.5: What was the child doing?
Ans: The child was clambering and scrambling. He was all alone. He was busy gathering
Q.6: What was the Curt’s scene?
Ans: The cart was running away on the road. It had a load and a man was also sitting in the
cart. The cart was lumping along due to heavy load on it.
Q.7: What s the message of the poem From a Railway Carriage?
Ans: The message of the poem is that a railway journey is a source of happiness. It presents a
constant changing scene. It provides a chance to see natural beauty and to enjoy watching
them.