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Travel poems that capture the joy of exploration and inspire journeys

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Like the blast of a ship’s whistle or the click-click-clack of train wheels, travel can be insistent. The second you leave home it starts demanding that you tell its story. It tugs at your elbow. It turns into a daily pest.

What you’re doing should be recorded! Snap photos! Post those views on Facebook! Jot things down!

Although there are lots of ways to tell the story of a trip, travelers tend to pour their experiences into prose. Think articles. Think diary entries. Think blogs. With everyone these days on the hunt for information — for tips and lists and facts — the poetry of travel has often been neglected.

To address that, the Travel section in September asked readers to submit their favorite poems about being away from home along with a few lines about how poetry has helped to open up destinations, deliver a smile or a smirk, or capture the sensations of life on the road.

I combed through the more than 70 responses — some from as far away as India, Sweden, Spain and Scotland — and found myself in the middle of a forest of old favorite lines and many more new ones I had never explored. Below is a sampling of submissions. Thanks to all who contributed.

Perhaps because its images are so exotic, three readers submitted John Masefield’s “Cargoes” as an example of how words and their sounds can create a longing for far-off places — even if you don’t catch their meaning right away. “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir” begins this short poem by Masefield, who was England’s poet laureate during the mid-20th century:

Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,

With a cargo of ivory,

And apes and peacocks,

Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

“This pick may seem very old-fashioned,” said Elisa Petrini of New York, “but as a child growing up in Detroit in the early 1960s, I read this poem over and over and dreamed of seeing the world. I still know it by heart.”

Patricia Ingram of Glasgow, Scotland, agreed: “‘Cargoes’ captured my imagination at an early age, maybe 10 or 11 at primary school. Some of the words were exotic, and I know now that it was also the rhythm of the verses that I liked and the touches of alliteration in each one. Thoughts of ships on the ocean and new horizons seemed worlds away from my life in the city.”

Lynne Osborne of South Pasadena has her eye on going places by plane rather than by ship. She recommended “Takeoff” by Timothy Steele, a poet and professor of English at Cal State Los Angeles. “Our jet storms down the runway, tilts up, lifts,” wrote Steele. “We’re airborne, and each second we see more.”

Soon, like passengers pushed into the sky, we get to these lines:

How little weight

The world has as it swiftly drops away!

How quietly the mind climbs to this height

As now, the seat-belt sign turned off, a flight

Attendant rises to negotiate

The steep aisle to a curtained service bay.

For Osborne, Steele’s poem hits home because he “talks about an aspect of travel that is shared by so many of us.” Air travel, for Osborne, is “a transcendent experience, but we as travelers often focus on the minutiae of it — the seats that strangle us, the neighbor who snores, the flight attendant who rises to negotiate the steep aisle to the curtained service bay.’”

Among the readers who couldn’t resist Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Travel,” from “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” is Janet Cornwell of Manhattan Beach, who said its language is “rich with wanderlust.” The poem includes these far-flung images:

Eastern cities, miles about,

Are with mosque and minaret

Among sandy gardens set,

And the rich goods from near and far

Hang for sale in the bazaar;—

Where the Great Wall round China goes,

And on one side the desert blows,

And with bell and voice and drum

Cities on the other hum;—

Where are forests hot as fire,

Wide as England, tall as a spire….

Stevenson’s poem “had me at the opening lines,” wrote food critic Mimi Sheraton of New York: “I should like to rise and go / Where the golden apples grow.” Said Sheraton: “I assume I first read it, or had it read to me, when I was about 5 growing up in Brooklyn. The result is my life as a food and travel writer, rising and going in search of golden apples for six decades and still counting.”

Gillian Kendall of Holmes Beach, Fla., didn’t need to deliberate for long before sending Gerald Stern’s “Kissing Stieglitz Good-Bye” because, she noted, “I’ve been carrying [it] around the world with me since it appeared in, I think, the New Yorker in about 1980.” “Every city in America is approached / through a work of art, usually a bridge /…” begins the poem. “Pittsburgh has a tunnel — / you don’t know it — that takes you through the rivers / and under the burning hills.”

… Some have little parks —

San Francisco has a park. Albuquerque

is beautiful from a distance; it is purple

at five in the evening. New York is Egyptian,

especially from the little rise on the hill…

“When I first read this poem, as an undergraduate at Rutgers University,” Kendall said, “I had never heard of Stieglitz … but I’d lived in New Jersey for several years and I was awfully familiar with the tunnels and bridges that connected the unglamorous state with the glittering city beyond.... This poem combines beauty and sadness and travel, all of which I was just beginning to understand as a teenager.”

Several readers chose poems not because they describe particular destinations or ways to get around, but, as Carissa Green of Grand Forks, N.D., put it, “for the tension … between the experience of traveling and the longing for home.” Green loves Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “Questions of Travel” so much that, like Kendall, she remembers that “there was even a time in my life when I’d copy the poem out longhand on loose-leaf paper and then tuck it into my suitcase when I went on a trip as kind of a talisman of words for the emotions and stress of a journey.”

In the poem, Bishop might have been thinking about Green’s “tension” when she asked: “Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? / Where should we be today?...”

What childishness is it that while there’s a breath of life

in our bodies, we are determined to rush

to see the sun the other way around?

The tiniest green hummingbird in the world?...

Oh, must we dream our dreams

and have them, too?

Picking up on a similar idea, Tim Lynch of Collingswood, N.J., talked about “the two extremities of travel: the leaving and the coming back” while focusing on his favorite travel poem, “The Peninsula,” by Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. “When you have nothing more to say, just drive” Heaney wrote,

“For a day all round the peninsula…”

And drive back home, still with nothing to say

Except that now you will uncode all landscapes

By this: things founded clean on their own shapes,

Water and ground in their extremity.

Linda Alexander of San Pedro also thinks of home when she thinks of travel. She chose the poem “Vagabond’s House” by Don Blanding, explaining that it “speaks of the house its subject will build and fill with cherished items from travels.” “When I have a house … as I sometime may,” wrote Blanding, who, in the 1920s and ‘30s, was sometimes thought of as Hawaii’s unofficial poet laureate, “I’ll suit my fancy in every way. / I’ll fill it with things that have caught my eye / In drifting from Iceland to Molokai…”

A paperweight of meteorite

That seared and scorched the sky one night,

A moro kris … my paper knife …

Once slit the throat of a Rajah’s wife.

The beams of my house will be fragrant wood

That once in a teeming jungle stood…

“My father enjoyed reading [this] aloud to me as a young girl with his beautiful sonorous voice,” Alexander said. “The poem has inspired me to travel and explore and I have shared it with my four grandsons whom I hope to also inspire.”

There are those who always daydream of future trips, whether they’re in the middle of a current adventure or in an armchair surrounded by memorabilia — a bit like the speaker in Blanding’s “Vagabond’s House.”

Sarah Burns of Seattle wrote that one of her many favorite poems about travel is “May 2” by David Lehman “because it motivates me to immediately begin planning my next trip.” “Let’s go to Paris in November,” Lehman wrote:

it’s raining and we read

the Tribune at La Rotonde

our hotel room has a big

bathtub I knew you’d like

At the end of the poem, the speaker seems to jump into his own dream of being in Paris, crashing words together in anticipation, expressing a need to get moving like no piece of prose could:

“And we can be a couple

of unknown Americans what

are we waiting for let’s go.”

Does that sum it up for those who are always imagining new trips? Or for those who are endlessly planning? “The last line,” said Burns, “[is] just perfect.”

Readers’ favorite poems of travel:

“Song of the Open Road ” by Walt Whitman is in various collections such as “Selected Poems by Walt Whitman” (Dover Thrift Editions, 1991). Full text at bit.ly/1yQxCA2 .

“Ulysses ” by Lord Tennyson is included in “Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works” (Oxford World’s Classics, 2009). Full text at bit.ly/1HhuuTE and other websites.

“The Road Not Taken” is included in “The Road Not Taken: A Selection of Robert Frost’s Poems” (Owl/Holt Paperbacks, 2002). Full text at bit.ly/1hOnHUn .

“Cargoes ” by John Masefield is from the collection “Salt-Water Poems and Ballads” (Nabu Press, 2010). Full text at bit.ly/1uNgDiN .

“Takeoff ” by Timothy Steele is from “The Color Wheel” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994). Full text at bit.ly/1t2S9xK and other websites.

“Travel” by Robert Louis Stevenson is included in “A Child’s Garden of Verses: A Classic Illustrated Edition” by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chronicle Books, 1989). Full text at bit.ly/1p1xVb4 and other websites.

“Kissing Stieglitz Good-Bye ” by Gerald Stern is from his “Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992” (W. W. Norton, 2010). Full text at bit.ly/1ubZtqa and other websites.

“Questions of Travel ” by Elizabeth Bishop is included in several collections, including “The Complete Poems: 1927-1979” by Elizabeth Bishop (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983). Full text at bit.ly/1F17g0j .

“The Peninsula ” by Seamus Heaney is included in several book collections, including Heaney’s “Poems 1965-1975: Death of a Naturalist / Door Into the Dark / Wintering Out / North” (Noonday Press, 1988). Full text at bit.ly/1uxS08v .

“Vagabond’s House ” by Don Blanding is from his collection “Vagabond’s House” (Applewood Books, 2002). Full text at bit.ly/1qtXMtf .

“May 2 ” by David Lehman is from the collection “The Daily Mirror: A Journal in Poetry” (Scribner, 2000). Full text at bit.ly/1uxTQ9i .

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• The World in Verse: Exploring the Beauty of Travel through Poetry

A Poetic Sojourn through Exotic Lands

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Traveling the world is a remarkable experience that not only broadens our horizons but also awakens our senses to the wonders that lie beyond our familiar surroundings. Just as travel allows us to explore new landscapes, cultures, and people, poetry has a unique power to transport us to distant lands through its vivid imagery and evocative language. In this article, we will embark on a poetic journey around the world, exploring the beauty of travel through the lenses of talented poets.

1. "Ithaca" by Constantine P. Cavafy

Take a moment to savor Constantine P. Cavafy's masterpiece, "Ithaca." This timeless poem takes us on a metaphorical voyage, reminding us that the true essence of travel lies not in the destination but in the transformative journey itself. Cavafy aptly captures the spirit of exploration and personal growth, urging us to embrace the challenges and joys that come with traveling.

2. "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

When discussing travel in poetry, it is impossible to overlook Robert Frost's iconic poem, "The Road Not Taken." This introspective piece reflects on the choices we make throughout life, comparing them to the diverging paths we encounter on a literal journey. Frost's words remind us that venturing off the beaten path can lead to unexpected and profound experiences, underscoring the importance of embracing the unknown.

3. "A Dream within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

While Edgar Allan Poe is often associated with dark and mysterious themes, "A Dream within a Dream" showcases his ability to capture the fleeting nature of life and the desire to explore the world around us. Through vivid imagery, Poe invites us to question the boundaries between reality and illusion, encouraging us to chase our dreams and seize the opportunities that come our way.

4. "Ode to the West Wind" by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" is a powerful ode to nature that beautifully encapsulates the awe-inspiring sights one encounters while traveling. Shelley's verses evoke the untamed beauty of the natural world, reminding us of the importance of preserving and appreciating the wonders that surround us.

5. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth

In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," William Wordsworth captures the essence of serendipitous encounters during travel. Inspired by a field of daffodils, the poet weaves a tapestry of emotions, immersing readers in the beauty of nature and the joy it can bring. This poem serves as a poignant reminder of the transformative power of travel and the moments of bliss that can be found in unexpected places.

6. "The Journey" by Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver's "The Journey" encourages us to embark on a personal odyssey, shedding societal expectations and embracing our true selves. Through her eloquent words, Oliver reminds us of the importance of self-discovery and the strength that can be found within as we traverse the uncharted territories of our lives.

7. "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" by W.B. Yeats

W.B. Yeats' "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" paints a vibrant picture of the world and the desires that travel can awaken within us. The poem invites us to dream, to reach for the stars, and to immerse ourselves in the richness of life's experiences.

8. "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be" by John Keats

In "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be," John Keats reflects on mortality and the longing to leave a lasting impression on the world. As travelers, we are reminded of the brevity of life and the urgency to make the most of our journeys, absorbing the beauty and wonder that surrounds us.

As these poems demonstrate, travel and poetry share a profound connection, offering us an opportunity to explore the world and ourselves simultaneously. Through eloquent words and imaginative imagery, poets transport us to far-flung destinations, inspiring us to venture beyond our comfort zones and embrace the transformative power of travel. So, the next time you embark on a journey, take a moment to appreciate the beauty of the world and the richness of the experiences it offers, both through your own eyes and the poetic lens.

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Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman: Summary, Analysis and Questions and Answers | Class 12

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Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman

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Song of the Open Road is a classic poem written by American poet Walt Whitman . It was first published in 1856 as part of Leaves of Grass, one of Whitman’s collections of poetry. The poem celebrates the liberating freedom found in a journey and extols readers to embrace it fully. It is a free verse poem in the form of a poet’s monologue. Song of the Open Road also reflects on the idea of self-discovery and the importance of breaking away from societal constraints and expectations. It encourages the reader to leave behind the familiar and embrace new experiences and perspectives, as a means of personal growth and fulfillment. The poem is considered a classic of American literature and is widely studied and celebrated for its themes of freedom, self-discovery, and the power of nature.

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The poet wishes to convey his unfiltered ideas as he travels down many roads in life. The lines are not rhymed and vary in length, illustrating the intricacies and ups and downs of life. Additionally, it reflects the poet’s inner yearning to live life to the utmost extent possible, free of tensions and concerns.

It is a narrative poem. This poem is a self-indulgent ode.

The poem opens with the poet walking on the open road. The road in this context refers to the road of life. He shares his joy at embarking on this trip in this healthy and free world. Furthermore, the poet has control over the journey because he is free to travel the brown route anywhere he wants.

The poet then continues his earlier ideas by expressing that he does not pray for good fortune and considers himself to be the maker of his own fortune. He goes on to say that he will not cry or hesitate to accomplish anything without postponing it and that he asks nothing in return. He is no longer content to be bound within the four walls. He is strong and content enough to travel on the open road now that he has freed himself from various grievances and arguments from his previous life.

The poet attempts to separate himself from earthly pleasures and relationships in the following verses.

Even though he has great faith in them and knows that they are doing well and happy with them, he no longer enjoys socialising with friends and other people because he believes that the mother earth is now sufficient for him to travel.

Summary of Song of the Open Road

Analysis of the poem.

The poem is considered a classic of American literature and is widely studied and celebrated for its themes of freedom, self-discovery, and the power of nature. The poem is a call to adventure , to break free from the conventions of society and to embrace the open road and all the experiences it has to offer. It is a reminder to live life to the fullest and to find joy in the journey.

The poem begins with the poet’s journey down an open road on foot. The road here refers to the path of life. He expresses his joy at the prospect of embarking on the adventure in this healthy and free world. Additionally, the poet has control over the voyage because he is free to travel any brown road he wishes. Following that, the poet continues his earlier thoughts by stating that he does not want good fortune and views himself as the maker of his own fortune. He continues by stating that he will not cry or hesitate to act without postponing anything and anticipates nothing. He feels dissatisfied with his confinement within the four walls. He is strong and content enough to travel on the open road after resolving various concerns and quarrels in his previous life. The poet then attempts to liberate himself from earthly pleasures and relationships in the following lines. Even though he has a great deal of faith in them and is confident that they are doing well and pleased with them, he no longer enjoys engaging with friends and other people because he believes that mother earth is now sufficient for him to travel.           The poem is written in a concise and powerful style that is simple to comprehend. There is no rhyme scheme or metre in this poem because it is written in free verse. The lines and stanzas are not equal in length. It is divided into four stanzas. The first stanza comprises only three lines, whereas the last two contain four. In the final stanzas, the poet employs parenthesis to detach himself from worldly concerns. ‘Light-hearted’ and ‘querulous criticisms’ are intriguing terms. Notable images include constellations and earthy hues. Alliteration , Metaphor, Repetition, and Paradox are all striking figures of speech.

Theme of The Poem

This poem’s major themes include liberty, the joy of living a free life, and optimism. The poet encourages readers throughout the poem to be true to themselves and to live a free and enjoyable life. Although his life is not without commitments and difficulties, he urges everyone to pursue their objectives regardless of the barriers.

It instils in us optimism and a sense of well-being. Everything is available to us, including liberty and opportunity. It motivates us to live on a healthy and free planet. It serves as a catalyst for us to fill our hearts with enormous pleasure.

Title of the Poem

The title of the poem is noteworthy because Whitman uses the term ‘Song’ with a specific aim in mind: he enjoys travelling on the open road without any tension or worry about the past, present, or future, and facing life without any complaints about his life. With his own will and goodness, the poet strives to advance on the path of life.

The poem ‘Song of the Open Road’ also refers to freedom.

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A) Choose the mode of travel that you would like the most for a journey.

(b)Waterways   

(c)Railways        

(d)Roadways

Answer:- I like the Roadways most.

B) Give reasons for your preference.

Everyone has easy access to the roadways. As a result, it is the most frequently used by me. Roads allow me to travel to remote regions. For road travel, there are a variety of vehicles to choose from. I also have the option of driving my own vehicle. This travel allows me to experience natural beauty, green landscapes, towns, rivers, mountains, and large cities up close.

C) Write the preparations you would like to make for the journey chosen.

(a) I would make perfect planning for the journey.               

(b) Before visiting a location, I would gather information from various sources. To determine the distance and precise position of the location, I would use a physical map or a Google map.        

(c) During the travel, I would carry the necessary items and medications. I would make reservations for plane tickets, housing, and hotels. If I had to use my own vehicle, I would bring important documents with me.             

(d) I would bring lightweight bags. I would keep my money in a safe place. I would bring cellphone chargers and power banks to ensure that my mobile service will be available at all times. I would also communicate with my family members who are still at home.          

D) Discuss the ways in which you would overcome the problems/ hindrances/ difficulties you face during your journey.

(a) If I face a challenge on my path, I will seek assistance from those around me. If that is not possible, I will go to the location where I can acquire the necessary assistance.            

(b) I would seek the assistance of the local police or notify my friends or family members to send the necessary assistance to settle the matter.          

(c) I would retain my cool and strive to solve the difficulties. I would strive to solve the difficulties as smoothly as possible.            

(d) To complete the journey, I would stay cool and pay attention to my safety.                

E) During every journey we have to observe certain rules. Discuss your ideas of the journey without any restrictions. 

(a) I would go alone and search out the possible ways to continue the journey.

(b) I would go with my friends if there is a need for team efforts.       

(c) We would follow all the rules and regulations of road safety.        

(d) We would show the required documents to show our identity proof. We would not consume harmful drinks like alcohol during the journey.

Figures of speech

1) The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose……. Alliteration – The sound of the letter ‘l’ is repeated.

2) Henceforth I as not good- fortune, I myself am good- fortune…… Repetition – Word ‘good –fortune’  is repeated.         

3) I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go…..

Repetition – Words ‘Carry them’ are repeated.

4) Still here I carry my old delicious burdens…..

Paradox- Delicious and burden express opposite meanings.

5) Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism….. Tautology- ‘Complaint and Querulous’ express the same meanings.

6) Still here……..burdens

Metaphor – Old sweet memories are indirectly compared to something delicious.

7) Henceforth I….need no more –

Climax …Words are arranged in their ascending order of importance

8) Querulous Criticism

Alliteration - Sound ‘k’ is repeated.

9) Strong and content I travel the open road. 

Inversion- The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is – I travel the open road strong and content.

10)I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return

Repetition- The word ‘fill’ is repeated.

11) Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. 

Inversion- The words are not in the correct prose order. The correct prose order is – I take to the open road afoot and light-hearted.

12) Done with indoor complaints, libraries, and querulous criticisms.

Climax - Ideas are arranged in ascending order.

13)Song of the road – Personification

Non-living object road is shown singing.

14) Song of the Open Road

Metaphor- The road is indirectly compared with the journey of life.

15) I carry my old delicious burdens

Paradox-Burdens are described as delicious. It is absurd.

A burden cannot be delicious. The poet has used this combination of words to express that he has many sweet memories of the people and places which he would like to remember forever. 

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Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson was a(n) _______ writer.

The author of this poem also wrote the novel, Treasure Island.

In line 9, the word mosque is another word for a museum.

In line 12, the word bazaar is a word that means a market consisting of rows or stalls.

Which of the following phrases best describes the speaker's attitude?

sarcastic and critical

confused and upset

content and calm

imaginative and hopeful

It could be said that the theme of this poem is...

people who cannot travel lead unfulfilling lives

older people do not have time to travel

young people imagine that travel will bring them excitement and adventure

traveling is a waste of time and resources

What is the point of view of the speaker?

The speaker is an adult remembering his childhood

The speaker is adult dreaming about travel

The speaker is a foolish child

The speaker is a child with an active imagination about exotic travel experiences

In line 40, the word caravan means...

a company of actors and actresses

a company of travelers on a journey

a company of auto workers

a company of drivers

In line 5, a cockatoo is a type of _______

Line 11, states "and the rich goods from near and far". The word and is a(n) _______

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preposition

conjunction

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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Dust of Snow Poem

NCERT Solutions for CBSE Class 10 English Poem Dust of Snow are provided here. This poem is written by Robert Frost and includes many questions that are important for exams. We have solved all the NCERT questions of the lesson with a detailed explanation that help students to complete their assignments & homework. We have provided NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Poem Dust of Snow in PDF format so that you can download them for offline use.

Class 10 English Poem Dust of Snow NCERT Questions and Answers

Thinking about the Poem

Question 1. What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed?

Answer: The ‘dust of snow’ means the fine particles or flakes of snow. The sudden shower in the form of the dust of snow changed the poet’s mood. The poet’s mood changed from sad to happy. He felt refreshed and wanted to enjoy the rest of the day.

Question 2. How does Frost present nature in this poem? The following questions may help you to think of an answer.

(i) What are the birds that are usually named in poems? Do you think a crow is often mentioned in poems? What images come to your mind when you think of a crow?

(ii) Again, what is “a hemlock tree”? Why doesn’t the poet write about amore ‘beautiful’ tree such as a maple, or an oak, or a pine?

(iii) What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent — joy or sorrow? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for?

Answer: (i) Frost presents nature in a very different manner in the poem, generally, poets take the birds and trees which are known for their beauty and good qualities like peacock, parrot, cuckoo, mynah and trees full of beautiful flowers and fruits, etc. But here, Frost has taken a totally different approach. He chose a crow, which is not often used in poems. Crow is black in colour with very harsh voice and is believed to be a symbol of bad omen. Thinking of a crow brings very depressing and sorrowful pictures to our mind.

(ii) A hemlock tree is a poisonous plant with small white flowers. The poet, Robert Frost, didn’t choose to use an oak, maple or pine tree. Instead, he chose the hemlock tree and left all the beautiful trees present in the world. Actually, he did so to present his mood and feelings.

(iii) The crow and hemlock tree represent sorrow and depression felt by the poet in this materialistic world. The dust of snow is the symbol of natural joy and energy. The dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree means passing through the sad and depressing moments, the poet is entering into the time full of joy and optimism.

Question 3. Have there been times when you felt depressed or hopeless? Have you experienced a similar moment that changed your mood that day?

Answer: There have been innumerable times when I too have felt depressed and hopeless. Sometimes, such moments were aroused by other people’s behaviour and attitude and sometimes due to my own conduct. On one occasion when I was very upset. I went out for a walk. While walking in the park, I saw a girl playing with a puppy, embracing and feeding him. This little joy that they shared changed my mood and I felt very happy for the rest of the day. I also joined the two and played with them.

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[A1] - Why we travel questions and answers

[a2] - why we travel questions and answers, question - [i] read the sentence ‘if a diploma can famously ……………. in cultural relativism.’ of this extract on page 67 of the textbook. pick the sentence which gives the meaning of the above statement from the alternatives given below., question - [ii] prepare a list of the litterateurs and their quotations mentioned by the writer in the extract., question - [iii] ‘the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new places but in seeing with new eyes.’ – marcel proust. justify with the help of the text., question - [iv] read the third paragraph and find the difference between a tourist and a traveller as revealed through the complaints made by them., question - [v] write sentences from the extract conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world., question - [vi] by quoting camus, the writer has stated that travelling emancipates us from circumstances and all the habits behind which we hide. write in detail your views about that., [a3] - why we travel questions and answer, question - [i] read the following groups of words:.

• crooked angle
• censored limits
• impoverished places
• walking video screens
• living newspapers
• searching 

Question - 1. Read the following sentence and pick out the phrasal verb.

[a4] - why we travel questions and answers, question - 1. read the following sentences carefully and find out the infinitives :, question - [ii] combine the two sentences into one using the word given in the brackets:, question - [iii] read the sentences given below and state whether the underlined words are gerunds or present participles., [a5] - why we travel questions and answers, question - 1. write an email to your friends about your proposed trek. you can take help of the points given below. you can keep your parents informed about it by adding them in bcc., [a6] - why we travel questions and answers, [a7] - why we travel questions and answers, question - [i] find information about:, question - [ii] further reading:, read the extract and complete the activities given below:, global understanding:, question - 1. write the name of the litterateur and his quotation mentioned by the writer in the extract., question - 2. based on the extract, complete the web:, question - 3. from the extract, write the names of:, question - 4. pick out the false statements and write them correctly :, false statements:, corrected statements:, question - 5. write the name of the litterateur and his quotation mentioned by the writer in the extract., question - 6. write if the following statements are true or false. correct the false statements :, question - 7. write from the extract:, question - 8. write the name of the litterateurs and their quotations mentioned by the writer in the extract., complex factual:, question - 1. write sentences from the extract conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world :, question - 2. complete the following:, question - 3. write sentences from the extract conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world., question - 4. write sentences from the extract conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world., question - 5. write the sentences from the extract conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world., question - 6. complete the following:, question - 7. complete the following, giving examples: [the answer is given directly.] the finest recent travel books are those that:, inference/interpretation/analysis:, question - 1. guess the difference : travel and travail:, question - 2. describe the changes that come into us because of travels, especially to foreign countries., question - 3. explain in your own words how travel can be a kind of ‘monasticism’., question - 4. travelling abroad make us the object of scrutiny. justify this statement,, question - 5. the writer calls himself ‘many-tongued’ and ‘mongrel’. give reasons., question - 6. ‘get into a cab outside the white house, and you’re often in a piece of addis ababa.’ explain the meaning of this sentence., question - 7. “we carry within us the wonders we seek without us.” explain., personal response:, question - 1. name the places you would like to visit the most. give reasons to support your answer., question - 2. ‘travel helps you to appreciate your own home more’. justify this statement., question - 3. do you think that people travel more, or in a different way, as compared to people fifty years back explain your view., question - 4. do you think that we must always seek new experiences and new places or do you feel that the best place is home, and we must never move, language study:, question - 1. we carry values and beliefs and news to the places we go., question - 2. travel is the best way we have of rescuing the humanity of places., question - 3. the beauty of this process was best described by george santayana., question - 4. yet for me the first great joy of travelling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home. [pick out the finite verb and say whether the sentence is simple, compound or complex.], question - 5. pick out the phrasal verb from this sentence:, question - 6. travelling is a way to reverse time. [identify the part of speech of the underlined word.] , question - 7. i tend to believe more abroad than i do at home. [rewrite using as….as..], question - 8. pick out the phrasal verb from these sentences:, question - 9. anyone witnessing this strange scene would have drawn the right conclusion., question - 10. i remember how i would come back to my apartment in new york. [rewrite using ‘used, to’.], question - 11. we have to carry our sense of destination. [rewrite beginning‘our sense….’], question - 12. the most valuable pacifies we explore will always be the vast expanses within us., question - 13. it keeps the mind nimble. [rewrite using the present perfect tense of the verb.], vocabulary:, question - 1. guess the meaning: riches are differently dispersed, question - 2. find out a past/present participle from the extract that has been used as an adjective :, question - 3. find out two pairs of antonyms from the extract:, question - 4. guess the difference between provisional and provincial., question - 5. find out from the extract a few past / present participles that have been used as adjectives:, question - 6. pick out four proper nouns for places from the extract., question - 7. find from the extract one word for the following :, question - 8. complete the table with the words given in the brackets:.

Question - 9. Find out a past/present participle from the extract that has been used as an adjective:

Question - 10. discuss the pun implied by the writer, ecstasy [ex-stasis]:, question - 11. guess the meaning:, question - 12. match the adjectives in column a with the nouns in column b, with reference to the extract:, question - 13. give the adjective forms of:.

• imagination
• perception – perceptive
• imagination – imaginative
• friendship – friendly
• reality – realistic

Question - 14. Give the verb forms of:

• perception – perceive
• imagination – imagine
• friendship – befriend
• conspiracy – conspire

Question - 15. Guess the meaning:

• atoll – a coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
• prejudice – bias
• fosters – encourages

Question - 16. Find from the extract the antonyms of:

• worthless × valuable
• public × private
• nearest × farthest
• familiar × unfamiliar
• outside × inside
• slow × quick

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Travel question answers class 8 chapter2|New English ferry

Travel question answers class 8 chapter2- Here we are going to explain the poem Travel question answers class 8 chapter2 of the New English ferry. in this post, you will get the solutions to chapter 2, Travel with a great explanation. The solutions of travel question answer class 8 chapter2 contain a summary, question-answers and explanations of the complete chapter 2 titled “Travel” of New English ferry class 8. Here you can find the complete English Solution for New English Ferry Class 8.

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Travel question answers class 8 chapter2 -New English ferry

These solutions to Travel question answers class 8 chapter2, are best for the students from their exam point of view. Follow these solutions and write them down in your copy and prepare accordingly. the solution to the chapter2 poem Travel will help you with your homework.

Travel question answers class 8 chapter2 -Summary

Travel poem Summary class 8 chapter 2-New English Ferry

Travel is a part of the collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. This poem is written in the voice of a child, who imagines travelling the whole world to discover the wonders that he dreamt of. He wants to feel and observe the places that he heard whether it’s real or fiction.

In this poem, the boy says that he can travel far. He imagines that after waking up he would like to go to the place where golden apples grow. This is inspired by the fictional incident where Hercules was tasked with getting golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides. That is why the boy wants to go to the garden of the Hesperides where the golden apple grows.

After that, he wants to go to Parrot Island where many birds like cockatoos and parrots live. The child also says that he will see the boats built by Crusoe on this secluded island.

The boy now wants to visit the Eastern Cities where mosques and minarets are found. He now wants to see the Great Wall of China, which has deserts on one side and cities on the other, where along with people’s voices, bells and drums also resonate.

he wishes to visit such a place where forests are hot as fire, places are wide as England and buildings are tall as a spire. he wishes to visit the place of apes and coca-nuts.

Now the boy wants to visit the Nile of Amazon where he wants to see crocodiles, red flamingos, and man devouring tigers.

In the end, he wants to roam the desert of Egypt, sitting on a camel caravan where no one lives far and wide. After that, he comes to a house, lights the fire and sees the walls have pictures of great heroes, festivals, war and some old toys which probably belong to an Egyptian child.

Travel question answers class 8 chapter 2-QA

Answer these questions within 20 words each.

 1. Where does the speaker hope to see mosques and minarets?

Answer- The poet hopes to see mosques and minarets in the eastern cities.

2. What do the forests ‘hot as fire’ abound in?

Answer- The poet wants in his imagination to go to another part of the desert city where a thick forest is available and whose temperature is hotter than fire. According to the speaker, the heat of the desert, which is as hot as the fire, can be felt even in the forest.

 3. What does the ‘knotty’ crocodile do?

Answer- The knotty crocodile lies and blinks inside the river Nile.

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Travel question answers class 8 chapter 2-QB

B Answer these questions in 30-40 words each.

1. Name any three places that the speaker wishes to go to and why.

Answer- The three places where the speaker wants to visit are Eastern City where Mosques and Minarets will be seen and wants to go to China where the great wall of China will be seen and finally wants to go to Egypt where he will ride the Camel Caravan and roam through the desert.

 2. Describe the flamingo as the speaker sees it.

Answer- The poet tells about the red coloured Flamingo which is a tall and wading bird that hunts fish. According to the poet, these birds are seen in the Amazon forest near the river Nile.

3. What does the speaker say about the tigers?

Answer- The speaker says of tigers that they are all man-eaters and they are lying close to each other for hunting in the forest.

 4. What does the ‘kindly’ night bring?

Answer- The kindly night brings darkness to everywhere. because when night falls, the darkness falls everywhere. Even a glimpse of light will not be seen far away. because the place where the author wishes to visit is a desert where there is no sign of living beings.

Travel question answers class 8 chapter2- Answer in 80 to 100 words

Answer these questions in 80-100 words each. – Travel from New English ferry

1. Describe how the speaker’s imagination is vividly brought out in the description of the places he wishes to visit.

Answer- The speaker wants to go to the fantasy land where Hercules went in search of golden apples, that is, to the garden of the Hesperides where golden apples grew. After that, he wants to go to the parrot island where cockatoos and parrots live and where Crusoe used to build his boat to sail across the sea. After that, the speaker wants to go on a tour of the desert land that is situated in the eastern cities, where he can get a glimpse of the mosques and minarets and can feel the whole view of the Great Wall of China over there.

2. Write a short note on any one thing about the poem that you like most. • You may choose words, phrases or lines from the poem to support your description.

Answer- In this poem, the boy wants to travel to the fantasy places that he always dreamt of. He wants to visit every place whether it is a fantasy or real. This shows the innocence and simplicity of the child who is eager to see those places that he imagines as the real ones. And he also thinks that when he grows up then he would like to go to those places which he could not go in childhood. This shows the determination of the child that how he is able to travel to distant places. This is the thing that I like about the poem is the boy’s simplicity and innocence.

Travel question answers class 8 chapter2-exercise solutions

D Read these lines and answers the questions that follow.

1. I should like to rise and go Where the golden apples grow;—

a. What does the speaker mean by the word ‘rise’ here?

Answer- The poet is thinking in his imagination that he wants to rise and go which means he wants to fly as fast as possible to the place Where he always wanted to go and see the Golden apples.

b. Why do you think the speaker uses the word ‘golden’ to describe the apples?

Answer- The speaker uses the word golden to describe the apple because he recalls the fictional incident where Hercules was assigned the task of bringing the Golden Apple from the Garden of the Hesperides. The poet is so inspired by this fictional incident that he also wants to go there to see the golden apples.

c. What characteristics of the speaker do these lines reveal?

Answer- These two lines reveal that the speaker is a small child who loves to listen to stories and these stories fascinate him so much that he starts believing them to be true. That means the speaker starts believing this fictional world to be true with his imagination.

2. There I’ll come when I’m a man With a camel caravan;

a. What does the speaker mean when he says `…when I’m a man’?

Answer- All those imaginary stories that the speaker used to hear in his childhood want to go to that places when he grows up where he could never go in his childhood.

b. Where does he want to go?

Answer- He wants to go to the desert land with his camel caravan where none lives and Where there is darkness everywhere as soon as the night falls.

 c. What does he intend to do there?

Answer- he wants to go inside the house and light up the fire to discover what is kept inside. he intends to discover the old Egyptian paintings and toys that are kept inside the house.

FAQs-Travel question answers class 8 chapter2

Who is the writer/speaker/author of the poem “Travel”?

Answer-Robert Louis Stevenson is the writer/speaker/author of the poem Travel

Where did the speaker want to go after becoming a man?

Answer- After becoming a man the author wanted to go to the desert land(Egypt) in a camel caravan

Where did the speaker wish to see the red flamingo and knotty crocodile?

The speaker wished to see the red flamingo and knotty crocodile in the River Nile.

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Voyage Questions & Answers

Hi Everyone!! This article will share Voyage Questions & Answers. This poem is written by Harindranath Chattopdhyay. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Owls In The Family , Abou Ben Adhem and The Village Blacksmith so, you can check these posts as well.

Voyage Questions & Answers

Word galaxy.

• Steer – here, to guide or control a boat
• Drowsy – sleepy
• Distant – far away

Question 1: Name the three adjectives that are used to describe the paper boat.

Answer: The three adjectives used to describe the paper boat are, ‘pretty’, ‘simple’, and ‘lovely’.

Question 2: Name the water bodies mentioned in the poem.

Answer: The water bodies mentioned in the poem are a pond, sea, a stream, a waterfall.

Question 3: Write the words and phrases in the poem that are associated with a journey.

Answer: The words and phrases in the poem that are associated with a journey are – Steer, sail away, pass beyond etc.

Question 4: Which lines and phrases have been repeated in the poem? Why?

Answer: The words ‘I will make’ has been repeated in the poem. They have been repeated to show the boy’s eagerness to build the boat and travel to distant places.

Question 5: Which word has been repeated in the poem to indicate that the voyage is very long?

Answer: The poet has used the word ‘beyond’ repeatedly to show that the journey is long. He wants to sail beyond all the seven seas, seven mountains, seven skies and seven worlds in the course of his long journey.

Question 6: What sort of person do you think the narrator is?

Answer: The narrator is an adventurous boy with a powerful imagination. He loves to travel and dreams of exploring distant places and unknown kingdoms.

Question 7: Read and answer the questions:

The seven mountains, seven seas Beyond the seven skies.

(a) Who is the speaker?

Answer: The speaker is a young boy.

(b) Where does the speaker want to go?

Answer: The speaker wants to go beyond the seven mountains, seven seas and beyond the seven skies.

(c) How will he go to this place?

Answer: He will go to this place in his pretty paper boat.

Question 8: Read and answer the questions:

My paper boat will sail away As softly as a dream.

(a) Where would the paper boat sail to? Who lived there?

Answer: The paper boat will sail to the kingdoms of the wise beyond the seven waterfalls. Dreamy drowsy elephants with emerald eyes live there.

(b) What is peculiar about the animals of that land?

Answer: The animals of that land are elephants that are peculiar because they have emerald for eyes and are dreamy and drowsy.

Question 9: Read and answer the questions:

And float it on a lake, until I reach distant shore I will be wide awake.

(a) How did the speaker plan to travel till he reached his destination?

Answer: The speaker planned to travel in his little paper boat till he reached his destination. He would sail it beyond the seven worlds and remain awake till he reached some distant shore.

(b) Where did the speaker hope to finally reach?

Answer: The speaker hoped to reach a distant shore beyond the seven worlds. It is a land where nothing dies and everyone is happy.

(c) Why did he want to go to that place?

Answer: The poet wants to go there because there is no sadness and the children in that land are happy. So, these were Voyage Questions & Answers.

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