UNIT 2-1 SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD NON TEXTUAL ACTIVITIES

Unit 2.1 Song of the open Road   

(Non textual activities)

Global understanding:

1.       Match the column with group ‘A’ and ‘B’.

     ‘A’                                                     ‘B’

1. Road                                 a. Satisfied with constellations

2. Poet                                  b. Open for everyone

3. World                               c. Strong and content

4. People                             d. Healthy

2.       Complete the given table with the help of poem.

WORLD	POET	Road	People
Free	…………	Long brown	………………
………………………	content	………………	Satisfied

3.State the given sentence true or false.correct the false sentence if any.

1.Poet wants to travel on road which is open for everyone.
2. World before the poet is unhealthy.
3. Poet asks for a good fortune.
4. Poet determined to travel without any help.
5. Poet has completed his indoor duties.
6. Poet is doubtful and wants more than he had while traveling.
7. Poet wants to follow the influential persons.
8. Poet likes to go with his burdens.
9. Poet is ready to forget the old memories.
10. Poet is optimistic and he likes to fill the life of people with joy and hope.

4. FIND OUT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FOR THE GIVEN STATEMENTS.
1. By ‘old delicious burdens’ the poet means-
 a. the luggage.
 b. the food he carries.
 c. the stress he bears during the travels.
 d. sweet memories of the past.

 2. By ‘light- hearted’ the poet means-
a. weak by heart.
b. soft corner of heart.
c. free hearted without any burden.
d. clear heart.

3. Word ‘free’ indicates the  way which is-
a. free from any duties.
b. free from burden.
c. free from any turning.
d. free to everyone for development.

4. Line ‘the earth that is sufficient’ means-
a. poet do not want to stay on other planet.
b. poet is satisfy with his life and wants no more.
c. he wanted to explore every part of the earth.
d. Earth is nothing to him.

5. ‘I am fiil’d with them’ means life of poet is filled with …………..
a. love and care of sweet old friends.
b. duties of past activities.
c. money and assets.
d. expectation of friends.

6. Word ‘constellations’ stands for –
a.  group of people who gossip.
b. persons who want followers.
c. influential group of people.
d. group of over confident persons.

Inference:

1.       Explain the meaning of the following line.

‘I take to the open road’.

2.       Poet did not ask for good fortune. Because……………….

3.       Identify and explain the line which indicates that poet has strongly determined to travel on the road of life.

4.       Poet doesn’t want a company of influential people because:………………..

5.       Explain the view of poet about his friends and old memories.

Personal Response:

1.       Narrate any past incident which is a delicious memory for you.

2.       ‘I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them’. Explain the line by relating it to your life events.

Poetic Devices:

1.       Identify the figure of speech of given line and find out the another example same figure of speech from poem.

              ‘I know they are very well where they are’.

2.          ‘I myself am good fortune’.

Explain the figure of speech used in this line and find out another example of same figure of speech.

Poetic Creativity:

1.       Compose a free verse stanza of four lines on ‘My road to success’.

You may begin with ‘Way I like to achieve with hard work….. ‘

2.       Create a free verse poem of four lines on the topic ‘World of my dream’.

You may begin as ‘the world I see free from lies’.

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