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ROADSIDE STAND
About the Author: Robert Frost is an American poet of twentieth century who mostly wrote about
characters, people and landscapes.
I. The poem through the owner of roadside stand reflects upon the life
of people that are deprived and mindlessly ignored by the city -
bred people. The owner wants to be accepted by the city people
even if they don’t buy anything from his stand.
WORD - MEANINGS
Withering: fade
In this stanza the poet describes about the new shed that had been set
up by the occupants of old little house on the edge or side of the road
that was busy with the traffic. The owner of the roadside stand awaits if
someone would stop their car to buy something from his stand. He
wasn’t begging in fact he was trying to earn some money by selling
fruits and vegetables. These people or this family is deprived and need
money that have been circulating in the city with the help of which city
people are flourishing.
WORD - MEANINGS
Marred: spoiled
Quarts: vessel
In the following stanza the poet uses ‘polished traffic’ to describe the
people who live in the city and even when they are passing through the
countryside their minds are still occupied with their profession and city
life. Further he describes that even if for moment they forget about their
city life and have a good look at the landscape all they do is criticise
and judge. They simply get mad about the presence of the shed their or
the old rustic signs despite looking at the berries and the golden squash
which is put up for sale.
Further the poet continues by speaking on the behalf of the owner of the
roadside stand that if they have the money with them (which they
certainly do) why they act so mean towards these people and hold it so
dear to them. These people are hurt because they hoped that the city
dwellers will buy their produce from the stand which will generate
income for their family and they will be able to live happily, simply
In this stanza the poet tells that there is a news that these people living
in the villages or the countryside will be relocated and shifted to the city
near the theatres and the store where they will be equally benefitted by
the development and growth. The people who consider themselves as
the do - gooders or the charitable ones simply manipulate them and
accomplish their own selfish motives. The village people are misguided
by the city people who teach them to sleep all day which they are not
habitual of as the village people spend their day working hard.
WORD - MEANING
In this stanza the poet tells what he feels by looking at the pitiable
condition of these people. They wait for a customer like a child near the
open window wishing that the car stops by their stand and at least
inquire the prices! He says that a car that stopped indeed plowed up the
grass in order to turn around and the another car that stopped simply
asked about the directions.
WORD - MEANING
The poet wants to uplift the poor countryside people from their existing pain
and therefore he empathises with them because he knows that the even just
enough to meet the daily needs. He thinks that these people should be put
out of pain and hardships of existence. He then writes that he imagines how
would he react when the next day anyone would go and gently wake him
up and put him out of the pain that he feels for the people. But this might
TRANSFERRD EPITHET:
1) Polished traffic
2) Selfish cars
PERSONIFICATION:
METAPHOR:
1) Trusting Sorrow