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

  1. 1How does Robert Frost use the 'roadside stand' as a metaphor for failed economic promises?
  2. 2What is the significance of the poet's self-professed 'childish longing' in the context of social justice?
  3. 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

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