A Roadside Stand — Class 12 English PYQs

Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear
The thought of so much childish longing in vain,
The sadness that lurks near the open window there,
That waits all day in almost open prayer
For the squeal of brakes, the sound of a stopping car,
Of all the thousand selfish cars that pass,
Just one to inquire what a farmer's prices are,
And one did stop, but only to ask the way
To where it was bound.

Select the option that has the same literary device as in 'The sadness that lurks near the open window there'.

What is the 'childish longing' that the poet refers to?

Why does the poet use the word 'selfish' for the cars?

Complete the following sentence appropriately.
The roadside stand owners wait all day for customers but their prayer remains unanswered because _________.

State whether the given statement is True or False with reference to the extract.
The one car that stopped was genuinely interested in the farmer's produce.

The tone of the poet in the above extract can be described as

The little old house was out with a little new shed
In front at the edge of the road where the traffic sped,
A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,
It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of the money, the flow of the narrow-channelled,
Great city money to keep from sinking and withering faint.

What does the 'little new shed' refer to in the context of the poem?

Complete the following sentence appropriately.
The roadside stand 'pathetically pled' because _________.