What does 'harsh circumstance' imply. In poem "Six and out"
Answers
Answer:
What does 'harsh circumstance' imply. In poem "Six and out"
Physical games have always been the fascination of boys and girls everywhere in the world. Although sports and physical games have been reduced to one’s living room due to scarcity of playgrounds in cities, children in villages are luckier because they have space to play and enjoy. The poem presents a similar situation where children have been forced to play cricket outside the park because it closed down at 6 and they were Out! The children’s determination shows that space is not a limiting factor for sports. All we need is determination.
About the title:
Six and out is a pun (a word with more than one meaning)
Six might refer to the lockup time of the park after which the players were forced to play on the street.
Six also might refer to the six-boudary hit by one of the batsmen after which everyone ran away from the scene.
Opening Stanza
The pitch was only smooth in parts;
It sank at either crease,
And motor vans and bakers’ carts
At times disturbed the peace.
Paraphrase
They were playing cricket in the street. The pitch was not entirely smooth. Both the pitches (where the ball bounces when bowled) on both sides. Except the motor vans and bakers’ carts that sold bakery, the game was altogether smooth.