Question

what are the signposts of the poem "television"?​

Answer 1

Answer:

If you mean this one, Television - Poem by Roald Dahl then that's a good starting point for discussion. It raises the issue of children being subjected to a form of mesmerism or hypnosis or something akin to the story of the Stepford Children.

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Answer 2

The signposts of the poem "television" are

• The poet advises parents to never let their children watch television, or not to install it at all.

• The bad effects of television–children loll and slop around, they keep staring at the television and don't indulge in productive work.

• The television hypnotises the children and keeps them occupied. This proves convenient to parents.

• The television is represented as monster that kills children's imagination and rota their senses.

• The poet reminds the parents of children that in his days children entertained themselves by reading books.

• The poet appeals to the parents to replace their monstrous TV sets with bookshelf filled with lots of books.

• The children will object to it but the poet is certain of the fact that sooner or later, they will turn to book-reading to pass their time.

• The journey of reading books that they will embark upon will be never ending and full of joy.

• The children will finally thank their parents for this deed.