Poetic Vision and Social Commentary · Contemporary Poetry
A Roadside Stand: Rural-Urban Divide
Critiquing the economic disparity and the indifference of the urban elite toward rural struggles.
Key Questions
- 1How does Robert Frost use the 'roadside stand' as a metaphor for failed economic promises?
- 2What is the significance of the poet's self-professed 'childish longing' in the context of social justice?
- 3How does the language of the poem reflect the tension between progress and preservation?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
CBSE: Flamingo - A Roadside Stand - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: English
Unit: Poetic Vision and Social Commentary
Period: Contemporary Poetry
Suggested Methodologies
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